A surprise apricot!

[RidgebackRanch]

We have two apricot trees in the garden that came with the property. Most years the blooms get zapped by frost at just the right moment or if they survive, the blackbirds eat all the fruit when it is still the size of a BB. Well saturday morning I found this on the ground under the tree. It had some blemishes but for the most part the one bite fruit was pretty good.

 

[Carol Dee]

YUMMY. I love apricots. Maybe this is the start and you will see more in the futher

 

[Greenthumb18]

Wow Congrats on your apricot I bet it was good!. I have two apricot trees that haven't produced one apricot yet, and the tree is old enough to produce. I think it may be a pollination issue I hope I get some apricots next season, I can't wait anymore .
Apricots are one of my favorite fruits.

Enjoy!

 

[RidgebackRanch]

The tree is too big to protect the whole thing, but I think it would be worth covering up some branches from frost in the spring and then using some netting to protect the forming fruits. When I lived in Denver I had a neighbor who had a dwarf apricot tree and they didn't want the fruit so I ate all I could, still never had a better one than from that tree. Also we had a much smaller apricot tree that has since died, but there are several volunteers from the roots. Do you think if I singled out one from each group and gave it lots of TLC they could produce fruit?

 

[cityfarmer]

Nice job! I would love to have an apricot tree but I don't think it would do well in Colorado Springs. What area of Colorado is Strasburg in?

 

[vfem]

Ooooh, yum! LUCKY YOU!!!

Reminds me how excited I was to find peaches this year.

 

[RidgebackRanch]

Strasburg is about 30 miles east of Denver. If you blink as you drive through on I-70 you may miss it.

 

[cityfarmer]

I have driven by that way when duck hunting a few years ago. That is why it sounded familiar.