Growing my apricot tree from a pit?
Question:I have a 14 inch high little apricot tree which was started from a pit of one of our own apricots. It recently developed a white flower-like cluster at the top which has now dried up. Will this plant need cross pollination, and how do I do that? Any other advice? How long before I can plant it outside? We are in Ontario.
Answers:
The fact that it flowered is encouraging, but it may not set fruit. Most free-stone pitted fruit trees are sold on a special root stock to which branches of specific types of a given fruit tree are grafted in. This assures that the mature tree will set fruit and will be the best type of tree for the climate of a particular area.
As the other answerer mentioned, you may have to wait a long time to get the tree to actually start fruiting. Even then, the tree may just flower but not set fruit.
But, hey, you've gotten farther than most people get so far. Might as well see what happens.
You could, but it may need pollination and you may still have to wait about 10 yrs to harvest.
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