Prunus mandshurica Tree Seeds Mandchurian Apricot

LATIN NAME: PRUNUS MANDSHURICA

COMMON NAME: Manchurian Apricot

The Manchurian apricot flushes the small, deciduous tree with the rounded, toothed leaves and the many small, soft-pink flowers that open in the dense clusters along the bare branches through the early spring, the flowers flushing the twigs with the colour, the small, round, yellow-orange fruits with the velvety skin following. The tree grows steadily into the rounded crown, and it stands the cold and the dry spells well. It likes the sun, and the deep, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The early pink bloom of the Manchurian apricot gives it a recognised place in the research on the cold-hardy apricots of the great stone-fruit group, and the mandshurica species appears in the studies of the pre-leaf flowering and the cold-hardy breeding genes. The work looks at the way the pink clusters flush the bare twigs, the fruit and kernel value, and the seed biology. The fruit breeders value the genes, and the growers of the cold-climate fruit and ornamental trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the cold garden, the Manchurian apricot flushes the early-spring garden with the pink bloom. The flowers open before the leaves, the yellow fruits serve the jams and the sweet kernels of the old kitchens, and the tree makes the fine rootstock and the specimen. It thrives in the deep, well-drained, sunny ground. Pink-flushed, early and cold-hardy.

To grow the Manchurian Apricot from seed, nestle the seeds into the damp moss in the bag, keep them cold, then sow them into the sandy drills of the tray, keep the tray bright and gently watered.

Nestle the seeds into the damp moss in the bag, and pot the young trees on as they grow. The flush blooms come within a few seasons. , and the young trees show themselves through the spring. The flush blooms will pink the early spring.

Common name:Manchurian Apricot seeds
Apricot seeds
Mandchurian Apricot, Prunus armeniaca mandshurica, Tree Seeds
Fast Growth, Fragrant Showy Flowers, Edible Fruits, Fall Color, Bonsai, Cold, Wind and Drought Tolerant, Adaptable
Native to Central Asia, Mandchurian Apricot is a small, rounded tree reaching 15 to 20 feet in height. The leaves are broad, simple, ovate or broad-elliptic and mostly smooth, medium green turning golden yellow in the fall. The fragrant showy flowers are single, pink and over 1 inch wide, blooming in the spring before the leaves emerge. It is very attractive in flower, very cold hardy and can be relied on in climates where other Prunus may not flower. Fruits are about 1 inch in diameter, yellow with red flush, showy, edible and borne in abundance. The fruit provides food for wildlife during the fall. Fruits can be eaten fresh and are excellent for making jams and jellies.
Other Names: Prunus mandshurica