Morden 604 Apricot (Spring 2027)

No. Morden 604 Apricot is self-fertile, so a single tree can set fruit. Self-fertile, so one tree can crop alone. Another early apricot such as Westcot nearby usually improves yields. Partners we carry include Westcot Apricot, Montana Mango Apricot, Debbie's Gold Apricot.

We rate Morden 604 Apricot hardy to zone 2b, which means winters down to about -45°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

About 600 hours of winter chill (we count hours at or below 45°F), likely somewhere between 400 and 800. Nobody has published a chill figure for it, so that's our estimate from its relatives and origin. Montana winters cover its chill easily. The real risk is early bloom, so a spot that warms slowly in spring helps dodge frost. Our chill hours guide has a calculator for your winters, and our research page lists the sources.

We graft Morden 604 Apricot onto Manchurian (full size), which makes a tree roughly 15 to 20 ft tall if you never prune it.

Our top use scores for Morden 604 Apricot are fresh eating (8/10), jams and jellies (7/10), pies and baking (6/10), canning and freezing (6/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.

We don't know yet. Nobody has published solid disease data on Morden 604 Apricot for bacterial canker, bacterial spot, brown rot, cytospora canker and shot hole, so we list it as unknown instead of guessing. That doesn't mean it's weak. Plenty of the plants we grow have never been through formal disease trials. Our apricot disease resistance chart has every rating, the notes and the sources.

Sometimes. Deer browse Morden 604 Apricot now and then, so protect young plants where deer pressure is high.

A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Sizes offered: 3-5 ft or 4-6 ft or 6-8 ft or 7-9 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.