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Hargrand Apricot on Krymsk 86 (Spring 2025)

A delicious late-season, disease-resistant apricot.
Hargrand is a medium-sized tree that is open-spreading. It is resistant to perennial canker, brown rot, and bacterial spot. Hargrand blooms early and ripens mid-late season, about ten days after Harcot. It is self-fertile, but better fruit set will be obtained in the presence of a pollenizer. Harogem and Harlayne are suitable partners. Hargrand will produce exceptionally large apricots if overset trees are thinned. The fruit is a dull orange but has excellent flavor. It is juicy and aromatic, fine textured, freestone, and very firm–great for snacking and fresh markets.
As Bob Purvis explains in Pomona, Fall 2006: "The earliest apricots brought to North America were mostly from Spain and similar Mediterranean climates, and they did not include the genes for a broader range of climatic adaptability. Modern breeders have sought out germplasm in many places, including central Asia where the apricot is thought to have originated." One such breeding program is based in Harrow, Ontario, and it has produced the "Harrow Series" of cold-hardy apricots that are suitable for New York and New England. Hargrand was released by this program in 1980.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apricot
Subcategory:
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, jam, baking, canning, freezing
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: orange
Flesh color: orange
Fruit Origins
Parentage:
Origin: AAFC-Harrow, Ontario
Introduced in: 1980
Introduced by: Dr. Richard Layne
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Jul 30 (approximate, in New York State) + 10 days after Harcot
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: Krymsk 86 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Standard (100% Size)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Perennial Canker: Resistant
Brown Rot, Blossom Blight, Fruit Rot: Resistant
Bacterial Spot: Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? Y
Is it fertile? Y
Rootstock size class:
Standard (100% Size)
Pollination Partners
Apricots are not part of our search tool given various complexities. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.
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