Aprikyra® inter-specific trees
Prunus armeniaca x pumila var. besseyi Aprikyra is an example of an aprichery or cherrycot - a cross between an apricot and a type of cherry known as a sand cherry. The fruit looks like a small apricot, but with the dark black/red skin of a cherry. The flavour is also a bit of a melange of the two species, arguably more apricot than cherry.
In good conditions it should start fruiting within 2 years of planting. The fruits ripen over a long period, starting at the end of July.
Aprikyra can be eaten fresh from the tree, but like all apricots is useful in the kitchen too - and the stone comes away cleanly from the dark red flesh.
Aprikyra inter-specific trees for sale
Pot-grown
All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.
PG12-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree St. Julien rootstock £63.50
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Growing and Training
Aprikyra flowers very early in the spring, reflecting its apricot ancestry. It is also reliably self-fertile and the blossom has some frost-resistance. It will also cross-pollinate with most late-flowering apricots.
Aprikyra has some resistance to brown rot (Monilinia fructicola) a common fungal disease of stone fruits which affects the blossom and then the developing fruits.
From a gardening point of view Aprikira is probably best treated as an apricot. That means plant it in a warm sheltered spot, in full sun, and keep pruning to an absolute minimum.
History
Hybridisation between stone fruits such as plums, cherries, and apricots is widespread in nature. Apricots are a particular focus in the development of new inter-specific fruit varieties because they naturally produce larger fruits than cherries or plums, yet will easily cross-pollinate with them. In the case of Aprikyra the other partner is a sand cherry (Prunus pumila) which is native to the western areas of the USA and Canada.
Aprikyra is also known as Aprikira.
Aprikyra characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
- Flowering group4
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)1-3 days
- Food usesEating freshCulinary
- Disease resistanceAverage
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Blossom colourWhite
- Fruit colourRed - dark
- Flesh colourDark red
Similar varieties
AprisaliA sweet self-fertile apricot - plum cross, also known as an Aprium.
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