On 26/06/13 18:57, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 26/06/2013 16:26, David Rance wrote:
I've tried twice to grow an apricot tree bought each time from a
reputable nursery. And each time they died within two or three years of
being planted with exactly the same symptoms, that is, they burst into
leaf in the spring but within a few weeks the leaves suddenly became
limp and the trees showed no further sign of life.

I planted the first tree about twenty years ago when we first bought
this cottage in Normandy. I put it near the end of a row of vines, in a
sunny position, and free-standing.

I planted the second tree in the same garden two or three years ago
against a south-west facing wall where it would benefit from the warmth.

Was something eating the roots? I don't think so as the roots didn't
show any sign of damage. Was it frost? Don't think so as nothing else
suffered. But why did they both grow away vigorously in the first flush
of spring only keel over (metaphorically speaking) just a few weeks
later?

If anyone has any ideas I would be most grateful.

Graft failure.

Mine did the same, and they were grown from stones. I only have one left
now.


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