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Apricot is a rather peculiar fruit for our climate, which is sometimes difficult to look after, so you should understand all the nuances. Its value for the human body fully justifies such difficulties, and if the apricot does not bear fruit, take action.
Optimal growing conditions
Thanks to breeding techniques, gardeners have been able to endow the apricot with adaptation to virtually any type of climate, without causing damage to the crop. If the apricot does not bear fruit, then almost always the reason is precisely in the absence of all the necessary optimal climatic conditions.
Before growing an apricot, you need to make sure that light loamy and loamy soils predominate on the respective plot of land, slightly alkaline soils with the presence of humus, nitrogen, fluorine and potassium, slightly carbonate soils, the acidity of which is neutral. If the soil is clayey or heavy loamy, then it is unlikely that it will be possible to achieve at least some kind of crop.
First of all, we should not forget that the apricot came to us from the southern countries. This means that it will only grow if the relevant factors are present:
- Groundwater must be at a depth of at least 10 m;
- Lighting should also be optimal and uniform;
- The presence of resistant protection from wind of various strengths (a high hedge is preferably white).
Thanks to the white color, fruiting increases due to the fact that in summer and sunny periods the sun’s rays bounce off the surface of the white hedge more intensively and the apricot trees receive more heat and light.
Video “Why does the apricot not bear fruit? Part 1″
Part 2
The video will talk about the possible reasons for the lack of fruit on an apricot tree.
Care Tips
All that is needed to achieve high-quality care is to feed the apricot with fertilizers in a timely manner, water it evenly and trim the crowns of the trees. Watering should take place in the morning or in the evening and excessive soil moisture should not be allowed. With the onset of a summer drought, it is necessary to water only in the late evening.
Depending on the richness of the soil with useful substances and minerals, fertilize it once a year, if it is poor, or less often. With the advent of the second year and the arrival of the spring and autumn periods, it is necessary to start fertilizing the soil with a complex of minerals and nutrients. Once every few years (from 3 to 5), the soil must be fertilized with peat, manure or peat, if necessary.
Apricot pruning scheme
Pruning is carried out in spring and autumn in order to conveniently form the crown of trees, thereby increasing lighting. Pruning can also optimize growth and crop size. With its help, diseased and overdried branches, as well as vertical ones, should be eliminated, as they not only spoil the appearance of trees, but also negatively affect fruiting itself.
With the approach of winter, the tree trunk itself should be whitewashed up to the place where the branches begin to branch. Brushwood is able to protect the bark from virtually all types of rodents. If the layer of snow that has fallen is not very thick, then the presence of a small mound around each tree will not only scare away the same rodents, but also protect them from freezing of the root system.
Early thaws are highly undesirable for the apricot, as it begins to bear fruit early, which affects the amount of the crop due to possible damage, which will only increase after subsequent cold snaps. To prevent this, it is necessary either to use adaptive apricot varieties or to carefully protect the cultivated variety from frost.
Apricot planting scheme
As for planting an apricot, two methods are perfect for non-professionals:
- Planting from the bone
- Cutting
When planting from a stone, it is necessary to make sure that the stone is taken from healthy fruits without defects and diseases. Before planting, it is necessary to leave the bone soaked in water for about a day, the temperature of which reaches room temperature. When planting, one should not forget about the required depth of 6 cm and the distance between the planted bones of about 15 cm. If the distance is too small, then in the future the trees will conflict with each other, the branches will intertwine, and this in turn will lead to the fact that they will not bear fruit.
Cuttings are planted after organizing a half-meter groove, the width of which reaches 85 cm. Its bottom is covered with broken bricks by 4 cm. Then sand, earth and manure are poured. It is best to start planting by cuttings in the fall, so that the apricot has the opportunity to develop adaptation to cold snap even at the stage of initial development.
Other Possible Causes of No Fruits
Supporting the root system can lead to a deterioration in the development of the tree and cause it not to actively bear fruit. Such warming may occur due to the huge amount of fallen leaves, which should be removed in a timely manner.
In general, it all comes down to providing apricot trees with all the climatic conditions that are convenient for them, which are genetically related to the climate of the southern countries. If there is a problem of reduced yields, it is necessary to start investigating the reasons precisely with the presence of all factors acceptable for the development of apricots.