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Apricots
Chapter 21
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Production
• The lowest production of the all stone fruits produced in the US.
• This is due to a very early bloom.
• The top producing countries in the world are: Turkey, Spain, Italy, France, & Greece.
• The US produces 170 – 200 million lbs. per year which is only 4% of the world market
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Yields
• California avg. is 3 ½ to 4 ½ tons per acre.
• 1/3 to ½ of yields are for fresh market the rest go to processing.
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Fruit and Tree growth habits• Small trees that grow 25’ tall.• They can grow for 30 to 40
years.• They come into production in
their 4th. Leaf.• Fruit on spurs.• Zaiger’s produced a hybrid,
ApriumTM which is ¾ Apricot and ¼ Japanese plum.
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Site Selection & Preparation• Choose the most frost free site
available.• Apricots are very adaptable to
soil types.• pH of the soil between 6.0 to
8.5
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Rootstocks
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Choosing Cultivars
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Orchard layout and planting• Page 432
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Orchard floor management, irrigation, & fertilizers.
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Insects - MitesBrown Mite eggs &
adult European Red mite
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Obliquebanded leafroller
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Shothole borer
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Peach twig borer
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KatydidsAdult Nymphs
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Diseases – Phytophthora root & Crown rot
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Crown gall
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Oak root fungus
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Brown rot
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Verticillium wilt