Prunus sibirica seed

LATIN NAME: PRUNUS SIBIRICA

COMMON NAME: Siberian Apricot

The Siberian apricot rounds the hardy, deciduous tree with the smooth, reddish-brown bark and the rounded, toothed, bright-green leaves, the small, white to pale-pink flowers opening early in the spring, the small, round, orange-yellow fruits with the smooth stones following. It grows steadily into the broad, bushy form, and it stands the intense cold and the drought well. It likes the sun, and the deep, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

Siberian apricot is a familiar name in the cold-climate apricot breeding trials, and the sibirica species appears in the studies of the frost-resistant stone fruits and the early-bloom risk. The work looks at the way the blossom opens against the late frosts, the kernel chemistry, and the seed biology. The pomologists keep the hardiness in view, and the growers of the cold orchards list the apricot in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

On the dry northern hillsides, the Siberian apricot opens the early blossom into the last of the cold. The orange fruits dry on the branches, the kernels serve the traditional recipes, and the tree makes the fine rootstock, the shelter-belt tree and the ornamental. It does best in the deep, well-drained, sunny ground. Early-bloomed, frost-born and hillside-tough.

To grow the Siberian Apricot from seed, crack the stones and plant the kernels in sandy loam.

Crack the stones and plant the kernels in sandy loam, and keep the young trees in the open, sunny spot. The orange fruits colour up with the passing years. , keeping them cool and moist, keep the pots lightly watered, and the young trees wake as the soil warms. The orange fruits colour up with the passing years.