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Blossom time for the “Aprigold” apricot. Rain is bashing it a bit but there was a bumble bee in the sun yesterday

Unfortunately the tree has leaf curl as it is outside & covering from rain is not an easy option so it has to take it’s chances, it’s survived ten years but never fruited, maybe one year it will surprise me

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Such a pretty blossom too shame its f it fungi you can treat it as beow before buds come out.

https://youtu.be/8YOakmQ-9j8

8 Mar, 2019

 

Such lovely early blossom. I ditched my Apricot after a couple of years as it never kept its fruit till ripening, even in my greenhouse.

9 Mar, 2019

 

thanks both,
Thrupenny, copper is no longer allowed as fungicide, I used to use it before those type of products were banned

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=232
"There are no fungicides available to amateur gardeners for the control of peach leaf curl"

9 Mar, 2019

 

That's a beautiful flower -never seen an apricot blossom before. Lets hope some fruit sets for you!

9 Mar, 2019

 

That's a shame perhaps a good spray of feed on the leaves.

10 Mar, 2019

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