To enjoy both the splendor of apricot blossoms in spring and their golden fruits in summer, we need to delay the blooming as long as possible. (Pixabay photo)
Dakota Gardener: Growing apricots in North Dakota
The delicate blossoms of an apricot tree can take your breath away.
These white and pink flowers burst open in April while other trees are still sleeping. It’s an amazing sight and a sign that spring is upon us.
But winters in North Dakota do not go away quickly or quietly. In many years, apricot blossoms suffer frost injury and the tree fails to produce fruits.
