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Bergeron

Prunus armeniaca

Bergeron apricot trees for sale

  • 1.1-year maiden bare-root tree 25.95€
    Torinel rootstock
    Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)


History

Bergeron was found as a chance-seedling growing in the Rhone valley in the 1920s.



Bergeron characteristics

  • Using

    • Picking period (southern UK):late August
    • Picking season:Mid
    • Cropping:Heavy
    • Food uses:Eating fresh, Culinary, Dual purpose (eat + cook)

  • Growing

    • Gardening skill:Some needed
    • Self-fertility:Self-fertile
    • Flowering group:3
    • Vigour:Slightly large
    • Bearing regularity:Regular

  • Problems

    • Disease resistance:Average

  • Climate

    • Climate suitability:Temperate climates
    • Summer average maximum temperatures:Warm (25C - 30C / 76F - 85F), Hot (>30C / 86F)
    • Frost resistance of blossom:Susceptible

  • Identification

    • Country of origin:France
    • Period of origin:1900 - 1949
    • Fruit colour:Orange