Low Chill Apricots

Low Chill Apricots
for North & Central Florida

Prunus armeniaca    (Armenian plum)

Low chill apricots are a new experimental introduction for us for spring 2019.  They are not for everybody  --- but for those of you who understand the risks and would like to try them out, we have larger, healthier trees that will help you succeed.  Because they are in pots and not bare root, the transition from nursery to gardener should be more successful for you.
Update 2013:  trees are growing great; still waiting for confirmation about blooms & fruits.

A Little Background:
Just like the low chill cherries, IFAS has not recommend planting apricots in zone 9.  Higher chill hours in the varieties tested were unsuited to Florida's climate.  In addition to too many chill hours, they encountered many issues with fungi because of the late blooms, as well as soil fungi and soil nematode issues.  According to one news article we found, they are presently testing some low chill varieties from Thailand that are said to be promising.

Meantime, California growers have now successfully hybridized several low chill varieties requiring less than 300 hours of cold weather below 45 degrees. They have also introduced new rootstocks that are more tolerant of wet soils and calcium rich soils.

email or call us to confirm availability:  new apricot tree crops are ready each April 1 and may sell out during the year.