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Winter hardiness of apricot

Prunus armeniaca L.

A complex characteristic of apricot resistance to adverse winter-spring conditions, determined by the ability of tissues to withstand frosts and the duration of the deep dormancy period of generative buds.

In the reference 35 varieties crop Apricot, where this is mentioned in the description.

For apricot, winter hardiness is a critical biological trait, which includes resistance to extreme negative temperatures during deep dormancy and the ability to withstand spring frosts following thaws. Evaluation is carried out using artificial freezing methods of shoots and generative buds with subsequent analysis of tissue damage, such as cambium, bark, and wood, based on a point scale.

High winter hardiness of a cultivar implies the ability to withstand frosts down to -30...-35 °C during deep dormancy, as well as to maintain the viability of flower buds during temperature fluctuations. The low winter hardiness of southern cultivars is caused by a short dormancy period: during thaws, they quickly resume growth processes, after which even moderate frosts of -13...-15 °C cause mass death of generative organs and freezing injury to the skeletal parts of the tree.

General information about the subject — on the page Winter hardiness.

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Varieties of Apricot mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Cluthafire

Terminated

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

THE HORTICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND LTD

9 records

Goldrich

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Washington State University Research Foundation (US)

CZ FR RO UA
8 records

Anegat

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

FR
7 records

Farclo

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Marie-France Bois

FR
9 records

Fardao

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Marie-France Bois

FR
8 records

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

SDR Fruit LLC (US)

FR
7 records

Farely

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Marie-France Bois

FR
8 records

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Stephen Southwick & David Decalo

FR
7 records

Primaya

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Marie-France Bois

FR
7 records

Kioto

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

JEAN-LOUIS ESCANDE

FR
6 records

Royal

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

ES FR SI
9 records

Bergeron

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

CZ ES FR HU NL SK
16 records

Mediabel

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

FR
9 records

Farbaly

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

FR
10 records

Polonais

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

ES FR NL
7 records

Moorpark

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

ES NL
6 records

Veharda

Protection expired

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

SLACHTITELSKO-VYSKUMMA (SK)

CZ FR SK
5 records

Candide

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

FR
6 records

Mia

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Danilo Christen Agroscope

HU
3 records

Elsa

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Danilo Christen Agroscope

HU
3 records

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Richard E.C. Layne

FR
6 records

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Benoit Escande (FR)

FR
2 records

Miodowa

Active

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

GREENS Szkółka Drzew i Krzewów Witold Łakomy

PL
3 records

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Rikhter Oleksandr Oleksandrovych, Smykov Volodymyr Karpovych, Polianychenko Kateryna Vasylivna, Horina Valentyna Mylentiivna,

UA
4 records