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Parkland Apple vs Debbies Gold Apricot

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Parkland Apple
Debbies Gold Apricot

Parkland Apple is an extremely hardy, medium sized apple tree The apples have excellent reviews, they are juicy, crisp, and slightly tart. Apples will be ready to harvest in July-August and will produce apples which are yellow and green with a red blush overlay.

Parkland Apple also makes for a nice accent tree with slightly scented, white flowers blooming in spring that will make a striking feature to any landscape. Ensure you have an additional apple or crabapple tree within 150 m (500’) to ensure cross pollination and fruit production occur.

Debbie’s Gold Apricot is a cold-hardy variety known for its firm, sweet, and aromatic fruit. The white to pink flowers bloom several days later than other varieties, making them less susceptible to spring frosts. Their orange-yellow, freestone apricots ripen from late July to mid August and are well-suited for fresh eating, baking, canning, and preserves.

Debbie’s Gold Apricot is generally considered to be partially self-pollinating, but planting with another variety for cross-pollination can increase yields.

Note: While the bloom time is later than other varieties, the flowers are still vulnerable to spring frosts, which can reduce or eliminate the fruit crop.

Parkland Apple Quick Facts

Debbies Gold Apricot Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 3a
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 4 m (14 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Growth form: upright to spreading
Spreading: suckering - low
Suckering: low
Maintenance: high
Maintenance: high


Fall colour: yellow
Flowers: white with pink
Flowers: white to pink
Bloom time: early to mid spring
Fruit: green with red
Fruit: freestone apricots
Fruit size: 3-4cm in diameter
Firmness: firm
Flavor: sweet, crisp
Flavor: sweet, aromatic
Harvest: mid to late August
Harvest: mid to late summer
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no