Yes... First year, just a few fruit. It was later then Tomcot, i know that much. Flavor wasn't as good as Tomcot, but still up there, i remember it being not as juicy, although sweet with good texture. The branches on mine want to grow straight up, not out...its like its a sunflower or something. I got mine from Raintree.

Looks like i picked my first ones around July 8th.

I had a few this year. My first crop. The tree was late blooming. The fruit was nice size and about 19 brix. Given their position on the tree, down under a few branches, that's pretty good brix. But I have to agree with Frank, not as good flavor as Tomcot in their first year. In fact they were downright blah for taste.

I'll try them another year before discard, but they're on probation.

I have three different Hunza type apricots (Hunza is a type not a variety; I wish Raintree et al would list the variety and not just the type). They are slow to fruit, I got the first fruit this year (fruit as in one fruit!). I picked it a bit early and it was not the best sample but was pretty good. Hopefully next year they will finally start bearing for real. Fortunately it didn't split or rot, that is my biggest problem on the cots. I have Habiju, Khakas, and Paiwand.

Scott

Scott-

Did you get one from Raintree? Mine did not split either and it was VERY wet here this year, record breaking. I'm keeping it around as pollinator for Tomcot. I'd like to try the kernels.

Mine was from Raintree.

I got mine from the ARS. I don't know which variety Raintree has, I think I asked them and they said they got it from someone else who just told them it was a Hunza, nothing else.

Scott

Scott:

You didn't say which one fruited? And do you recommend asking ARS for scionwood?

Carla in Sac

Paiwand fruited. People on the east coast could just ask me. I think if you are in California it would be better to get it from ARS to minimize east to west disease communication.

Scott

PS the DPRU numbers I got were:

DPRU 1384 Habiju
DPRU 1430 Khakas
DPRU 1438 Paiwand

There are multiple ones with the same name in the system.

Scott

Scott, I ordered these ten days ago. The description seemed interesting but I don't know if they are Hunza types.

3 PRU 946 - DAV - Prunus armeniaca
4 DPRU 1053 - DAV - Prunus armeniaca
5 DPRU 1054 - DAV - Prunus armeniaca
6 DPRU 1268 - DAV - Prunus armeniaca
7 DPRU 1794 - DAV - Prunus armeniaca
8 DPRU 1795 - DAV - Prunus armeniaca
9 DPRU 1066 - DAV - Prunus hybrid

Description? Where do you find the descriptions? I just checked out the database again, and all I see are names, numbers and origins. I just order scionwood like I bet on horse racing--if I like their names!

Carla in Sac

My blunder, there are few descriptions many locations and vague origins like "seeds were purchase from a boy on the side of the road, he was coming from xxx."

Scott how do you know those were Hunza types?

Ace, Maxine Thompson went to the Hunza region of Pakistan in 1988 and collected a bunch of apricots; you can tell the Hunza ones because they have her name on the accession and its from the Hunza region in Pakistan. I also independently have seen lists of names of Hunza cots which include these guys. I think I picked the ones where there was some good remark about the flavor in the description; it certainly is a big crap shoot.

Scott

I got some Hunza apricots about 10 years ago & tried, VERY CAREFULLY just-cracking the stones of three of them & then planting in a tub in my greenhouse. One germinated - having been planted out 8 years ago it first flowered in 2017. A few more flowers last year, but nothing survived the vicious weather of last March.

Right now, it's covered in flowers, so I might get some fruit this time.

Planted in a NE London allotment, incidentally.