{"product_id":"tomcot-apricot-tree","title":"'Tomcot'® Apricot Tree","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the \"Cot\" series, Tomcot fruits well and in the right conditions will produce large crops of several hundred apricots when mature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge, red-blushed yellow fruit with a sweet flavour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlender tree, good for fan training\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReady to harvest in August\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApricots perform best in the warmer part of the UK. \u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e They prefer warmer weather, and their early spring flowers are susceptible to frost. You can protect them somewhat by growing in a sheltered spot, perhaps up against a south facing wall. Even then, in cold springs few flowers may set and so there won't be a big crop. If your fruit seems not to be ripening, pick and ripen indoors on a sunny windowsill\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf fertile \u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e Apricots don't require pollination by another tree to produce fruit, unlike many other fruit species\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMyrobalan Rootstock: \u003c\/b\u003eMax size H4.5m x W4m\u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e Rootstocks restrict the size of a tree to make it more suited for an average garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePatio trained: \u003c\/b\u003eVery compact max size H1.5m x W1m, perfect for pots \u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e Patio trees are pruned and trained to be suitable for growing in pots, on patios. This means they will be fine with their growth being restricted and produce a productive little tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. \u003cspan class=\"expanded\"\u003e This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming \"leggy\", and promote stronger, bushier growth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"expand\"\u003eMORE\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Roots Plants","offers":[{"title":"Patio Tree in a 4.5L Pot","offer_id":54093259210936,"sku":"ksx1789311427355","price":42.6,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Year Old Tree in a 7.5L Pot","offer_id":54093259243704,"sku":"hqp1789311427356","price":48.68,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 Year Old Bare Root Tree","offer_id":54093259276472,"sku":"lgv1789311427357","price":39.57,"currency_code":"BOB","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0885\/2691\/3720\/files\/tomcot-apricot-tree_1.jpg?v=1789311434","url":"https:\/\/luxestepboutique.shop\/products\/tomcot-apricot-tree","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}