4-5ft ‘Alfred’ Apricot Tree | SJA Semi Vigorous Rootstock | Bare Root

Original price was: $34.99.Current price is: $24.49.

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Apricot Alfred is a very hardy and successful fruit which is very dependable in the UK climate. It produces medium to small fruit with extremely good flavour which can be harvested from late July to early August. This particular apricot has a wonderful orange skin with a red flush surrounding the outside. Perfect when picked off the tree. Apricot Alfred works very well growing as a bush or fan trained. Even though the Apricot Alfred is a self fertile tree crops may be increased by planting two or more.

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Q:Does Height Really Matter?

A: Not As Much As You Might Think…
One stand out specification that customers often use to judge the value of a tree is the height. So should height directly correlate with the price of a tree? No, not necessarily.

To an extent the height of a tree can give you a good indication of its maturity but you must not forget: To grow a productive, well shaped, healthy tree you must prune it back regularly, especially when young.

Our trees often grow up to 2m in the fields before we prune them back and package them ready to send out. This pruning encourages the tree to grow more, stronger branches and ensures there is a good balance between the root size and top growth. This ensures that your tree puts energy into establishing a healthy root base instead of supporting top growth, providing a better foundation for your tree in the future.

So, in summary: Don’t let the extra 10/20cm you may find elsewhere sway you. You are likely to be paying extra for the delivery costs and, if you want a healthy tree in the long run, you’re going to have to chop it off anyway!