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28-01-2004, 09:43 PM

wrote in message ...
apricots do fine in zone 5.

They'll survive and grow well but won't bear much fruit without a lot
of help.

The fruit I do get is superb, with a much richer, more complex flavor
than any store bought apricot, but I don't expect more than a handful
each year.

Here in the WV mountains we frequently have late hard freezes as well
as frosts. I'm not interested in adopting Florida citrus protection
methods to increase yield.

J. Del Col