A consistently productive apricot variety. Large, orange fruit with firm, sweet flesh. Slightly tart, old-time apricot flavor. Early harvest, 2 - 3 weeks before Wenatchee Moorpark. Originated at Prosser, WA, introduced in 1989. Chilling requirement 500 hours or less.
Tomcot Apricot
Tomcot Apricot
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
500 or fewer hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
4 - 8 - Pollination
Partly self-fruitful, largest crops if cross-pollenized by another apricot.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
early midseason - Harvest Season within fruit type
early midseason - Harvest Dates
June 10 to June 21(approximate for Hickman, CA) - U.S. Plant Patent No. 7034. (Expired)
-WHERE TO BUY-
HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2019-20 planting season, Tomcot is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
Citation (semi-dwarf, 3/4 of standard size)
Myro 29C (standard)
Marianna 26-24 (semi-standard, slightly dwarfing)
