I did not realize when I planted these that they only live about 15 years anyway. Neither has shown any sign of fruiting yet, and they depend on each other for pollination. Apricots are also apparently the most delicate of the fruit trees, so even though they are supposed to be ok in my zone, I think it's kind of iffy, as evidenced by this moongold death.

So, do I replant another moongold? Train one of the suckers into the new leader? Scrap the whole idea and cut the sungold down and replant something more hardy for my northern climate? Seems a shame to cut down the sungold, but by the time a new moongold gets big enough to pollinate the sungold, it's not going to have that many years of fruiting left if they truly only live 15 years.

Advice?

Thanks,
Renee

Recently I noticed last years growth was looking dry and shriveled. I dug up some roots and they look fine. In fact the root is starting to get suckers now. I cut off a branch that needed to pruned and noticed that the growth from 2 years ago is still very much green. I put the cutting into a container of water. A week later it is starting to get tiny leaf buds.

I don't understand. I thought peaches are more sensitive to cold than apricots. I have a healthy peach tree and a plum tree growing right next to this apricot.

Suckers from the roots will most likely be plum rootstock. You would have to graft something onto this.

Are you sure the trunk of the tree is dead? You need to scratch the tree bark to see if there is green underneath. In my case the laterals still show signs of life. I figure I will wait until next spring. If it doesn't recover by then, I will cut it down to the rootstock.