Goldcot apricot trees
Prunus armeniaca Goldcot is a modern cold-hardy apricot, which is better suited to the UK climate than most. It is reliable (by apricot standards) and crops heavily, and will tolerate the lacklustre spring and summer weather often found in the UK. If you are desperate to grow apricots in the garden and live away from the south or south-east, this is probably your best choice.
The flavour for eating fresh is only average, but it is excellent for cookery.
Goldcot is a mid-season variety, and ripens in late July in the UK.
Goldcot apricot trees for sale
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree St. Julien rootstock £43.75
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Growing and Training
Apricots usually require consistent warm spring and summer weather, but Goldcot is unusual in tolerating more variable weather, making it a good choice for cool temperate climates such as the UK.
Goldcot is also one of the most cold-hardy apricots. It flowers very early in the spring, and is one of the earlier-flowering of the apricots - coming just after Flavorcot.
Goldcot is reliably self-fertile and can be planted on its own - it seems able to set heavy crops even without another apricot tree nearby.
History
Goldcot was developed at Michigan State University, USA, specifically with cold-hardiness in mind. It was released in 1967.
Goldcot characteristics
- Gardening skillExperienced
- Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climatesWarm climates
- Picking seasonMid
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)1 week
- Food usesEating freshCulinaryDual purpose
- Country of originUnited States
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Fruit colourOrange
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