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Japanese apricot

Posted: June 10th, 2017, 3:06 pm
by Ilithya
Hello everyone, just wondering if anyone here know where i can get Japanese Apricot?

Thank you
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Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 10th, 2017, 4:18 pm
by kez
I imagine Leong will have some in very soon

Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 10th, 2017, 8:02 pm
by Ilithya
kez wrote:I imagine Leong will have some in very soon
I went there this morning and he told me that he would not have japanese apricot this year. he only have 3 display this morning when i went there but i cant afford it.

Thanks
Ilithya

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Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 10th, 2017, 8:52 pm
by Bonbon
Anyone have pic of the Leong's apricot on display?

Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 10th, 2017, 8:53 pm
by Bonbon
Ilithya wrote:
kez wrote:I imagine Leong will have some in very soon
I went there this morning and he told me that he would not have japanese apricot this year. he only have 3 display this morning when i went there but i cant afford it.

Thanks
Ilithya

How much are the apricot on display in Leong's place?
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Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 10th, 2017, 10:56 pm
by Ilithya
Bonbon wrote:
Ilithya wrote:
kez wrote:I imagine Leong will have some in very soon
I went there this morning and he told me that he would not have japanese apricot this year. he only have 3 display this morning when i went there but i cant afford it.

Thanks
Ilithya

How much are the apricot on display in Leong's place?
Thanks

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Sir Bon, i did not take pictures. but the small one that he had cost around $300 something and the big one almost $1400 45yrs old he said.

Thanks
Ilithya

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Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 11th, 2017, 7:41 am
by tgward
Is it a good time for taking cuttings? ;) :whistle:

Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 11th, 2017, 9:30 am
by KIRKY
Now is not the time to take cuttings. Take cuttings when Spring growth hardens off. Strip all the leaves but the top two then cut those in half. Fill a foam fruit box with a 1/3rd of soil, put them in, cover with cling wrap and put in a bright place but not in direct light as they will cook. Once leaves start to budd remove some of the cling wrap to allow air in. When leaves are open and showing growth remove cling wrap. Leave for at least a season. Check following winter when bare to pot up.
Cheers
Kirky

Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 11th, 2017, 9:52 am
by melbrackstone
I bought some from this guy http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/rare-fruit-p ... SwVFlT9gPL

They're pretty small plants, probably one year cuttings, but they've grown very well in the year I've had them. The bigger the pot, the faster they've grown.

Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 11th, 2017, 12:02 pm
by Bonbon
Ilithya wrote:
Bonbon wrote:
Ilithya wrote:
kez wrote:I imagine Leong will have some in very soon
I went there this morning and he told me that he would not have japanese apricot this year. he only have 3 display this morning when i went there but i cant afford it.

Thanks
Ilithya

How much are the apricot on display in Leong's place?
Thanks

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Sir Bon, i did not take pictures. but the small one that he had cost around $300 something and the big one almost $1400 45yrs old he said.

Thanks
Ilithya

I dont need to travel then. Thank you for saving my time and fuel


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Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 11th, 2017, 4:35 pm
by Ilithya
melbrackstone wrote:I bought some from this guy http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/rare-fruit-p ... SwVFlT9gPL

They're pretty small plants, probably one year cuttings, but they've grown very well in the year I've had them. The bigger the pot, the faster they've grown.
Sir Melbrackstone, thank you for the info ill sent them an email and see if they have more.

Thanks
Ilithya

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Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 11th, 2017, 4:37 pm
by Ilithya
KIRKY wrote:Now is not the time to take cuttings. Take cuttings when Spring growth hardens off. Strip all the leaves but the top two then cut those in half. Fill a foam fruit box with a 1/3rd of soil, put them in, cover with cling wrap and put in a bright place but not in direct light as they will cook. Once leaves start to budd remove some of the cling wrap to allow air in. When leaves are open and showing growth remove cling wrap. Leave for at least a season. Check following winter when bare to pot up.
Cheers
Kirky
Sir Kirky, Thank you for the info.

Thanks
Ilithya

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Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 11th, 2017, 6:41 pm
by treeman
melbrackstone wrote:I bought some from this guy http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/rare-fruit-p ... SwVFlT9gPL

They're pretty small plants, probably one year cuttings, but they've grown very well in the year I've had them. The bigger the pot, the faster they've grown.
Picture??

Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 11th, 2017, 6:56 pm
by melbrackstone
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I shall take some shots tomorrow, but this is one I took in April. I put three of the small plants into a large pot, sort of wound together to get a thicker base...at a guess it's around 450mm across the top. This is a shot of them taken straight ahead....they reach to the top of the 6ft steel fence. The other two are in smaller 250mm pots, and are only about 1m tall, if that....

Re: Japanese apricot

Posted: June 12th, 2017, 8:21 am
by kez
Might be the pic but they don't look like mume to me, leaf shape looks wrong