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| Anyone have this tree or tried the fruit? I'm wondering if it might be a good option for potting an apricot. |
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| I haven't tried it but you don't need a dwarf for a pot. Choose the same variety you would for planting in-ground. In NY Tomcot would be a good choice. |
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- Posted by nyRockFarmer 5A (My Page) on Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 12:10
| True... but would a potted genetic dwarf be more compact, productive, and healthier than a regular potted tree? |
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| More compact, maybe but a normal apricot on standard root doesn't get too big. I've fruited Cot-N-Candy on Citation in a 3 gal pot. The fruit was up to 26 brix. More productive, not likely. Production is mostly about light interception. You can do as well with a standard tree. No reason to think it would be healthier. That's partly rootstock but also brown rot and bacterial spot resistance. Tomcot is proven in the east to be a good producer and relatively disease free. Most CA bred cots like Pixie Cot aren't. |
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- Posted by Fascist_Nation USDA 9b, Sunset 13, (My Page) on Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 16:39
| I agree, pick whatever cultivar you want. Since you are supposed to repot (root prune) containerized trees every 3-4 years a true genetic dwarf may buy you an additional year between prunings. Should that be your deciding factor? Besides, genetic dwarfs are grafted onto standard rootstock like Lovell. [edit: Of course now that I said that Pixie-cot comes on Citation, a semi-dwarfing rootstock (3/4). lol] ;-) |
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- Posted by nyRockFarmer 5A (My Page) on Tue, Aug 26, 14 at 17:04
| "I've fruited Cot-N-Candy on Citation in a 3 gal pot." - fruitnut Wow! Only 3 gallons? I was thinking a 20 gallon pot would be too small. Do you apply micronutrients to the soil in addition to macronutrient fertilizers? Going that small it almost seems like a hydroponic approach. |
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| That's in a greenhouse watered every day in summer. Mostly miracle grow complete fertilizer. Just enough to get some growth. 15 gal is big enough. |
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