Representative photo of pale yellow apricots hanging on the branch, not Alice Sharp itself

Alice Sharp Apricot (Spring 2027)

$89.99

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Pollination Self-fertile

Bloom group 5 of 7 (Mid-Late)

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At a glance: Alice Sharp Apricot is an apricot tree rated hardy to zone 3b in our ratings (winters to -35°F), and self-fertile, so one tree can crop (bloom group 5 of 7, mid-late for an apricot).

Hardy to	Zone 3b to 7. The b means the warmer half of zone 3 only (winters to -35°F). Find your zone with our cold hardiness calculator.
Pollination	Self-Fertile. Bloom group 5 of 7 (mid-late), very early spring here. Self-fruitful, so one tree can set fruit. Another later-blooming apricot such as Harlayne or Hardy Iowa nearby will help crops. Nearby varieties that can boost the crop: Hardy Iowa Apricot, Harlayne Apricot, Wenatchee Moorpark Apricot, Chinese Apricot and 4 more. Apricot Pollination Map.
Rootstock and size	Manchurian: full size, about 15 to 20 ft tall unpruned. The hardiest apricot root there is. Our rootstock guide.
Good for	Fresh eating (7/10). Scores are our own 1 to 10 ratings; 8 and up makes our Best Of lists.
Deer	Sometimes damaged by deer.
What you get	Bare root, 4-5 ft or 5-7 ft. Shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring, roots wrapped in moist sawdust. Guaranteed to bud out.

Overview

Alice Sharp Apricot is one of the apricot varieties we only recently started growing. Alice Sharp is a chance seedling discovered in Illinois, where it does well. It blooms later and produces small to medium-sized, very pale yellow, sweet fruits. We haven’t tried the fruit first hand, so we don’t have much to go on in terms of flavor other than “sweet.”

Growth Habit

It has an upright to spreading growth habit.

Cold Hardiness

It has been noted to survive at least down to -34°F in southwest Minnesota. The fruits are fragile and can bruise easily, so it’s best suited for home growers or small, local producers. Hardy to zone 3b.

About the photo: this isn’t Alice Sharp itself. Photos of Alice Sharp are either under copyright or simply unavailable, so we picked the open-source image that looks closest to the fruit. Photo: “a bunch of fruit hanging from a tree (Apricots in abundance)” by JOGphotos, via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License.

Questions we get about Alice Sharp Apricot

Does Alice Sharp Apricot need a pollenizer?

No. Alice Sharp Apricot is self-fertile, so a single tree can set fruit. Self-fruitful, so one tree can set fruit. Another later-blooming apricot such as Harlayne or Hardy Iowa nearby will help crops. Partners we carry include Hardy Iowa Apricot, Harlayne Apricot, Wenatchee Moorpark Apricot.

How cold hardy is Alice Sharp Apricot?

We rate Alice Sharp Apricot hardy to zone 3b, which means winters down to about -35°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

How big does Alice Sharp Apricot get?

We graft Alice Sharp Apricot onto Manchurian (full size), which makes a tree roughly 15 to 20 ft tall if you never prune it.

What is Alice Sharp Apricot good for?

Our top use scores for Alice Sharp Apricot are fresh eating (7/10).

Will deer eat Alice Sharp Apricot?

Sometimes. Deer browse Alice Sharp Apricot now and then, so protect young plants where deer pressure is high.

What arrives, and when does Alice Sharp Apricot ship?

A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Sizes offered: 4-5 ft or 5-7 ft. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.

Pollination partners

Good partners for Alice Sharp Apricot

Alice Sharp Apricot is self-fertile, so one tree will fruit on its own. If you'd like a second apricot, these bloom at the same time and work well together.

Bloom group 5 of 7 (Mid-Late)

Pollination Self-fertile

Pollen Good pollenizer

8 trees we carry bloom with it. 1 in stock now.