Prunus armeniaca 'BERGERON'

Prunus armeniaca 'BERGERON'
apricot tree - late

SIZE/TYPE	medium-sized tree
USUAL HEIGHT	3-5m
USUAL WIDTH	2-4m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	pink
BLOOMING TIME	April - April
LOCATION	full sun
SOIL TYPE	any (acidic to alkaline)
SOIL MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS	evenly moist but well-drained
USDA zone (lowest)	5b (down to -27°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Fruit trees Deciduous broadleaf

Bergeron apricot is a famous and reliable variety grown around the world. Its flowers are susceptible to frost. Self-fertile.

The fruit is rounded or oblong, mid-sized to large, orange with red blush. They ripen early: from mid-summer. They are aromatic and sweet, medium juicy, with low acid content. Ideal for eating fresh from the tree as well as for preserves and stews.

Apricot trees are quite attractive even without flowers or fruit. They have nice leaves of fresh to mid green colour with bright red stalks. The growth rate is medium to vigorous, new branches are solid, half-erect. For best yields and strong tree it is advisable to prune it every year from end May to early June.

Apricot trees need a sunny and warm location. The soil must be fertile, well-drained. Fully hardy to min. -25°C (USDA zone 5b).

Last update 24-11-2008

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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.