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propagating Apricot rootstock

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Posted by jimharper (My Page) on
Sat, Dec 27, 14 at 18:52

Just as a matter of curiosity, (I've never successfully grafted anything in my life) How would you go about propagating an Apricot tree found growing in the wild? I mean for rootstock, not fruit.

The reason I ask is that there is a naturalized Apricot growing in the undeveloped city park near me. No run off, no fertilizer, nothing but rainfall that it receives in the worst ten-twelve years of drought our recorded history. Its simply growing in the previousy uncultivated rangeland. Its gone from a seedingy to a healthy-looking six-footer in that time. Obviously stooling woud be out of the question. Could you get that really toxic cloning gel and do it with a cutting? What?

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RE: propagating Apricot rootstock

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  • Posted by fruitnut z7b-8a,4500ft SW TX (My Page) on
    Sat, Dec 27, 14 at 19:01

Apricots are pretty drought tolerant. I've seen them doing well in good soil with 16-20 inches rain west Texas no irrigation.

Rooting your particular tree is a long shot. If it produces fruit plant the seeds for use as rootstock. It may even have decent fruit. I've eaten fruit from dozens of seedlings and most are pretty good.

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