{"product_id":"prunus-armeniaca-wenatchee-moorpark-apricot","title":"Prunus armeniaca 'Wenatchee Moorpark' (Apricot)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWenatchee Moorpark\u003c\/strong\u003e is Washington-bred Moorpark seedling selected at Wenatchee, large freestone golden-orange apricot with classic Moorpark aroma and Pacific Northwest cold hardiness. Prunus armeniaca is the cultivated apricot, originating in Central Asia, northern China and grown for centuries for its fruit. It is not native to North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBloom and harvest in the PNW.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bloom is mid-spring (April), later than most apricots, with fruit ripening mid to late July in Oregon and Washington orchards. Site in full sun with good air drainage to reduce disease pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePollination.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wenatchee Moorpark is self-fertile: a single tree will set fruit. Compatible partners (self-fertile (excellent pollenizer for Puget Gold and other apricots)) increase yields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePNW disease and care.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wenatchee Moorpark is the standard apricot for eastern Washington and Oregon and a strong choice for warm sites west of the Cascades. Self-fertile but yields better with Puget Gold or Moorpark nearby. The species-level disease pressures to plan for are brown rot, bacterial canker, and shothole. Apricots bloom very early so spring frost can wipe out a crop; choose late-blooming PNW cultivars (Puget Gold, Wenatchee Moorpark, Moorpark) for west of the Cascades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative fruiting alternatives:\u003c\/strong\u003e If you also want to support PNW birds and pollinators with regionally native fruit, consider \u003cem\u003eAmelanchier alnifolia\u003c\/em\u003e (Saskatoon serviceberry), \u003cem\u003eVaccinium ovatum\u003c\/em\u003e (evergreen huckleberry), \u003cem\u003eMalus fusca\u003c\/em\u003e (Pacific crabapple), or \u003cem\u003ePrunus virginiana\u003c\/em\u003e (chokecherry). These provide bird food, pollinator support, and Indigenous food heritage in your landscape alongside your orchard fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","offers":[{"title":"7-gallon \/ Willamette Tree Wholesale","offer_id":44009486024792,"sku":"18808272","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/dragonflyfarmlanglois.com\/products\/prunus-armeniaca-wenatchee-moorpark-apricot","provider":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}