Prunus armeniaca ZAKRSLÉ ODRŮDY / DWARF dwarf apricot tree
Prunus
Dwarf fruit trees are excellent choices for those who have small gardens or no garden at all. These miniature plants can be grown in outdoor pots on balconies, patios or roof terraces so you can enjoy the taste of your own, home grown fruit.
Who would not love a fresh and sweet apricot picked off in the middle of summer. Not a garden owner? No problem, dwarf apricots will live in a large pot on a balcony or patio, too. They are all self-fertile so that they don’t need a pollinator which might be a problem to find if located on a city balcony. Apricot trees cannot form a true columnar variety, botanically those which are more slender than the usual trees are called compact apricot trees and we also list them here.
Varieties:
- Kalula Zwerg – dwarf – late variety, small, aromatic and sweet fruit, orange skin, red blushed, matures in August, grows to about 1.5m
- (Nana) Bashful – dwarf – medium late variety, medium-sized, aromatic and sweet fruit, orange-red skin, matures in late July/early August, grows to about 1.5m
- Orange Beauty – dwarf – medium late variety, medium-sized, juicy and sweet fruit, deep orange skin, matures in late July/early August, grows to about 1.5m
- Aprikompakt®
– compact – medium late variety, medium-sized, sweet fruit, deep orange, red flushed skin, matures in late July/early August, grows to about 1.5m, resistant to brown rot
- Garden Aprigold® - dwarf, medium early (mid July), rounded fruit, orange skin, orange flesh, sweet and juicy, upright habit, grows abt. 2m tall and 1m wide
- Pisana – on dwarf rootstock: fruits medium-sized to large, round, orange skin with a red blush, orange flesh, firm, juicy, sweet, aromatic; ripens in the first half of July; growth weak to moderate, compact, suitable for small gardens and containers; reaches approx. 1.5–2 m in height; early and regular bearer, self-fertile; suitable for fresh consumption and processing.
Apricot trees need fertile, medium moist, and warm soil, can be slightly acid or alkaline. If container grown it needs to be fertilized every year with a suitable slow-release fertilizer. Grow them solely in full sun. They do not require or even like pruning but can be trimmed after flowering if necessary. They are hardy in the garden to about -27°C (USDA zone 5b), but on patios they need to be potted in a large container and insulated from the ground with a polystyrene for winter.
Last update 23-03-2020; 05-02-2021
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- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
