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Tlor-Tsiran Apricot - Raintree Nursery
Tlor-Tsiran Apricot - Raintree Nursery

Tlor-Tsiran Apricot

Size: Dwarf (4'-5')
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SKU C380

Prunus dasycarpa 'Tlor-Tsiran'

Tlor-Tsiran is a selection of an unusual, naturally occurring hybrid of apricot (P. armeniaca) and myrobalan plum (P. cerasifera) from central Asia. We tasted it in Russia at the Krymsk Station near the Caucasus mountain range and were transported by the flavor. The skin of the tasty oval fruit is mildly fuzzy, somewhat like an apricot, but is a dark purple instead of yellow-orange. The succulent flesh is marbled red and yellow. While the tree is not terribly prolific of fruit, what does set is usually excellent.

The tree's many showy, white blossoms appear at the same time as other apricots, and are reliably pollinized by apricots. Dry weather during bloom time ensures good pollination; hand-pollinating can also be helpful. 

Mature Height:  15' 

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: August

Pollination: Needs an Apricot as a Pollinizer

Rootstock: St. Julian A

Read our Apricot Growing Guide

 

 

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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  • What are best pollinators? or is it self pollinating?

    It needs an early blooming apricot.

  • Will a Toka Plum pollinate this Apricot?

    No, plums and apricots do not cross pollinate under normal conditions

  • Will Blenheim pollinate. Have had a Tsor for 3 years and it’s grown really well up to 16 ft and 10 ft wide . No sign of fruit set last year. Have a Blenheim about 20 ft away equally as large. Should I try planting another Apricot in the same area? Thanks

    Both varieties are self-fertile, meaning they can produce fruit on their own. However, cross-pollination between them can enhance fruit set and yield. Since both bloom in early spring, their overlapping flowering periods facilitate effective cross-pollination. Planting these trees within close proximity, ideally within 50 feet, will encourage pollinators like bees to transfer pollen between them, improving overall fruit production. Additionally, providing a pollinator-friendly environment by planting flowering plants nearby can attract beneficial insects to aid in the pollination process.

  • Can this and the Pixi cot pollinate each other?

    Yes, they should!

  • Would a myrobalan plum or a cross such as Hollywood be able to cross pollinate this? or an aprium or plumcot?

    This tree does best with apricot pollinators. An aprium may work, but an early blooming apricot is best. You won't know until you try!

  • What is the hardiness zone?

    Hard to say, it's not USDA tested, but they survive zone 6A for sure. Maybe even 5!

  • What is the chill hours?

    Unknown, but it's believed to be 1000+ and they fruit in Northen to Mid California.

  • 5 stars: 10 (67%)
  • 4 stars: 2 (13%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
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  • 1 star: 3 (20%)
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C.W.
Tasty and Different

In its first spring with us, it bore a single fruit, which squirrels stole. Now, in its second summer with us, we have 11 fruit from it, and have already eaten two. They are ripe just now, in August, months later than our apricots and later than all but a few of our plums. Tlor-Tsiran is very pretty and tasty. Apparently out early-blooming Chinese Apricot is a good pollinator for it.

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Justin J.
Dead Tlor-Tsiran Apricot

dead; these ship bare root, had in great soil for 2 months, never showed any signs of life. 4/5 of the trees I ordered are dead.

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Danielsauter
Plants 🪴 Came in good condition as usual

Plants 🪴 Came in good condition as usual. Have used for years always had good luck with. Would recommend 👌 👍.

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Christopher I.
DOA

I believe the tree was dead on arrival. Prepped and planted anyway, nature some times has its way. It was like that last year with the black boy peach. It bounced back with in a week. It did not survive the winter. Not so for the TLOR-TSIRAN apricot. It's unfortunately dead.

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H.A.

Nice apricot bareroot tree about 4.5ft with lots of branches. It looks healthy and green. Im waiting to start to wake up and put some leaves since I just received and planted it 2 weeks ago.

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P.R.

Shipping took ages, but the plant seems great.

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Woozie W.
Tlor-Tsiran Apricot: Is it dead?

Seemed to be a beautifully shaped tree, which is encouraging, but I can find no sign of life! In fact, where the plastic strap rubbed against the bark both at the top and the bottom of the bundle of 5 trees that were shipped together, the scraped bark was "cinnamon" colored. I did not dig deeper to see if it was green underneath - - I guess that might come later. I planted it anyway, and hope to see something positive soon. The one I ordered last year was larger, also beautifully shaped, and tried to grow (produced green leaf nodes (is that the right term?) but never leafed out. At the price for these plants, coupled with the exorbitant s&h, I certainly hope this year's "version" performs better! It will certainly be my last try with this nursery if it doesn't flourish.

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T.S.

I bought two of the Thor-Tristan Apricot trees bare root. Both arrived packed well with 20 other plants I purchased. All products were in excellent condition and wrapped to keep them moist enough for the shipping process. I have bought dozens of products from this company and have NEVER been dissatisfied!

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Becky P.
Apricot Tree

We received our Apricot tree and it looked fine. I hope it does okay considering the fact that a gardening expert in our area said that online nurseries should not be shipping bare root plants and trees now.

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Mike

Very awesome tree very happy

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Nathan H.
First Fruiting after 15 Years

Planted in Nebraska in zone 5, and the tree has no issues with the harsh -20 to -30 winters. it thrives here.
Fruiting is another matter, this year it is setting a nice crop but we had to wait 15 years for it to happen.
Oh, and Japanese Beetles really like this tree so if you live in an area where there is a heavy concentration of the bugs probably best to not plant this variety

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Kay G.
Hopeful in Tucson

I planted my 'stick' of promise, last week, with good compost at its roots.
After nasty February winds and cold temperatures, it remains unchanged.

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Nate
Good in the desert, not sure about dessert yet.

I bought this in 2019 and by 2021 had about 7 good apricots on it. I am in a drier area in Southern Idaho. It is a fun alternative to the common varieties of apricot that can be found. Good flavor. It definitely needs at least yearly pruning to keep the suckers in check.

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Customer
It Takes Patience!

We bought our Black Apricot five years ago. She didn t put out a leaf for six months (i tried twice to ask for a refund, but something kept saying "She s just shy.") finally after a wild Morning Glory climbed up her stalk, she settled in and began to grow. Year after year, she kept growing slowly. Finally, this year, she bloomed for the first time - AND set fruit! All by herself!! there are two other Apricots coming along, so she will have company soon. The Reluctant Dryad has accepted her new life!

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Amy F.
Delicious fruit, hardy tree

This is one of two trees that survived the arctic freeze of 14 that killed most of our orchard. It REALLY likes to grow straight up, water suckers everywhere, and needs aggressive pruning. In Colorado the late frosts often kill the buds too on all these early-blooming stone fruits, but the pink flowers are gorgeous. With patience we have been rewarded with delicious fruit a couple of years so far, and it is definitely my favorite of our apricot/plum varieties when it comes to flavor and texture.