Tlor Tsiran Apricot

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Tlor Tsiran Apricot

Prunus dasycarpa ‘Tlor-Tsiran’ Called an apricot but it is actually a hybrid chance seedling of a cross between an apricot (Prunus armeniaca) and myrobalan plum (Prunus cerasifera). The origin of this fruit is mysterious and it remains rare in the nursery trade. We first encountered it on a tour of Highmoor Farms in Maine where Pat McManus shared some that she had dried. What a burst of flavor! Think plum-infused apricot hard candy! Tangy, sweet, satisfying and hard to stop eating—our local answer to dried mango. Ripened on the tree, the deep red-purple skin of this small 1" oval fragrant fruit has mild fuzz, and the flesh is crimson-orange.

Uncertain pollination requirements; yields can be modest and mixed, but worth the trial and wait. May be self-fruitful, but plant with plums and other apricots. White blooms in spring. The tree is very winter hardy but the fruit buds are Z6. Worth trialing in Z4-5 for those years when late frost is not an issue. Maine Grown. NEW! (2½-6' bare-root trees)

7409 Tlor Tsiran

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$38.50
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