Precious Apricot Seeds—50 Seeds: Ships ASAP

It helps. Precious Apricot Seeds—50 Seeds: Ships ASAP is partially self-fertile, so it can set some fruit alone, but a second variety nearby makes crops more dependable. The parent is self-fertile, but seedlings vary and some hardy apricot seedlings need a partner. Plant two or more seedlings, or another apricot, for a reliable crop.

We rate Precious Apricot Seeds—50 Seeds: Ships ASAP hardy to zone 3, which means winters down to about -40°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 800 hours of winter chill (we count hours at or below 45°F), likely somewhere between 500 and 1,100. Seedlings vary, so that's based on the parent, Precious. This is the grown tree's bud chill, not seed stratification. Seedlings vary but should lean toward Precious's later bloom. Our chill hours guide has a calculator for your winters, and our research page lists the sources.

Our top use scores for Precious Apricot Seeds—50 Seeds: Ships ASAP are jams and jellies (6/10).

50 Precious apricot seeds, shipped as soon as you order.

We don't know yet. Nobody has published solid disease data on Precious 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.