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| Got a few fruit off the potted Golden Sweet I picked up this spring on Carla's recommendation. It's the first late apricot I've liked. Late ones I haven't liked include Gold Kist, Blenheim, Hunza, Autumn Glo, Earli Autumn, Canadian White Blenheim, Lorna, and Moorpark. By late I'm saying after Robada. Tardirouge isn't ripe yet and this will be my first crop on it. I had a couple fruit on Orangered and it was only fair.
Golden Sweet ranged from 22 to 26 brix so it's very sweet. The flavor is excellent with a good bit of tartness. Size only medium to small but OK. Pit semi free. Only real negative was a bit soft in the overripe parts of the fruit. Overall one of the best apricot I've eaten. But it is one year and a potted tree. I had quit a few Early Blush which for me ripened 10 days after Tasty Rich, a month ago. It was fairly sweet but turned to mush very quickly on ripening. Taste was OK. Barely a keeper for another try next year. |
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| Could you post a picture of your tree? I'd like to see your spacing. TIA |
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| The tree is in about a 5 gal pot. |
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 4, 12 at 5:58
| I'm not surprised Earlyblush is only mediocre for you. For me its value is its unique early ripening amongst available cold hardy varieties. You can grow anything. |
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| Hello, I am new to this forum (and relatively new to growing fruit trees too! :-) |
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- Posted by Fascist_Nation USDA 9b, Sunset 13, (My Page) on Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 16:32
| Interesting variety. According to Burchell, it is 4-500 chills, self fertile, patent expires Oct. 11. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=PP08932.PN.&OS=PN/PP08932&RS=PN/PP08932 |
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| Thank you! |
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