Home : Fruit : Other Fruit & Nuts : APRICOT, MOORPARK Prunus armeniaca Moorpark	Enlarge picture
Rich sweet flavoured, large juicy fruits with deep orange flesh are produced from August to early September. Self-fertile. RHS award of garden merit. Best grown as a fan trained tree against a west, south-west or south wall where it will need a minimum area of 12ft wide (3.6m) and 6ft high (2 metres). They will crop as free standing trees in a sheltered sunny position free from late frosts. Plant 15-18ft (4.6-5.5m) apart. Young trees suitable for growing as bush or fan-trained trees. Rootstock St. Julien A. Season of Use: Aug-Sept
Br   £19.95 Bare rooted stock will be available from Nov., see below/right.