A traditional English apricot from the 19th century.
Early Moorpark apricot identification images
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USDA identification images for Early Moorpark
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
United Kingdom
- Graeme Stockdale in Pilsley, Chesterfield, DERBYSHIRE
France
- Richard Borrie in Objat,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2024 season
- 8th March 2024 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
2022 season
- 9th March 2022 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
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Origins
- Species: Prunus armeniaca - Apricot
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1750 - 1799
- Fruit colour: Orange
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Rarely grown
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Flowers appear first
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Light
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Dual purpose
- Picking period: mid-August
Growing
- Gardening skill: Experienced
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 6 (-23C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Hot (>30C / 86F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Blossom wilt: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Early Moorpark apricot trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Early Moorpark apricot trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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