tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post6800333598769263554..comments2023-10-12T20:31:12.029+11:00Comments on Gardening Under the Southern Cross: Weeping ApricotMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02670413566904543580noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-90570257965569477292022-10-01T14:36:49.977+10:002022-10-01T14:36:49.977+10:00Hi, i have a weeping apricot but much younger one....Hi, i have a weeping apricot but much younger one. Thinking to do heavy prunning on it. Its mid spring here in Adelaide. Just need some tips to prune it.<br />Look likes the tree does flower only on its young branches, not on mature ones, that produced since the last winter. Should i remove all those young branches which already finished blooming and had some leaves on them, and only leave main mature old branches on the tree? does it the right way to encourage the growth?<br />Also any tips to let the tree NOT to blossom at same time when leaves are out. some of our weeping trees do blossom and have leaves come out at same time which don’t look as good and seem they produce less flowers than leaves. CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-35094789137552165902020-09-01T08:46:15.442+10:002020-09-01T08:46:15.442+10:00Hello Melanie,
I laughed as I read this, it sounds...Hello Melanie,<br />I laughed as I read this, it sounds just like my situation. I have a few acres in the NSW Southern Highlands, 1 acre I am turning into garden, animals on the rest. My weather & rainfall mirror yours to a T, with wombats, roos, rabbits all helping so gardening has been an interesting exercise. Thanks for giving me inspiration to persevere. :)Woodleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04439957913982694689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-53856871568899447542016-12-03T12:57:54.773+11:002016-12-03T12:57:54.773+11:00Hi i am looking at putting in a weeping apricot ne...Hi i am looking at putting in a weeping apricot next to a fishpond. The other trees around it are an ornamental pear and a magnolia so i was wondering if there was a way i could keep the tree very short. Maybe 5-6 feet in height. Is this possible or should i be looking for a different tree species. I would really like a tree that will weep over the pondBuller1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01792964973551988937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-40838706210525443042014-12-07T12:57:25.938+11:002014-12-07T12:57:25.938+11:00The holes in the leaves are probably 'shothole...The holes in the leaves are probably 'shothole' a fungal disease. Look up treatment options. Annual pruning of weeping apricots takes place after the last flower bud has fallen off but before the leaves shoot. If the tree is too big and too congested then a major prune can be done in April. You will forgo a season's flowers but the tree will once again become a manageable size.Melaniehttp://gardeningunderthesoutherncross.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-91949495185188856542014-12-06T09:54:21.117+11:002014-12-06T09:54:21.117+11:00I have recently moved into a new home which has th...I have recently moved into a new home which has the Weeping Apricot tree. it is heavy with foliage yet seems twice the size of the photo I have when it was in bloom in August this year. Will it have flowers when it is due to bloom as I do not think it was pruned before the original owners moved out. it also has something making holes in the leaves but I cannot find a caterpillar. Can anyone help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-68291439267764001112011-01-25T21:57:15.141+11:002011-01-25T21:57:15.141+11:00hi really enjoyed reading your blog, we are liking...hi really enjoyed reading your blog, we are liking the idea of a weeping apricot in our small from yard in Thornbury, where it seems everyone has a weeping cherry or magnolia.. do you have any photos of your beautiful tree when it is green? Would love to see if you do!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369832403208360428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-58451349991618289942009-10-26T10:12:59.712+11:002009-10-26T10:12:59.712+11:00I don't think the roots of my tree are partic ...I don't think the roots of my tree are partic invasive. Its not like a willow!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670413566904543580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-79647941693820625172009-10-25T18:50:55.872+11:002009-10-25T18:50:55.872+11:00I would like to plant one of these near a paved dr...I would like to plant one of these near a paved driveway and was wondering how invasive the root system is?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906035883092683582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-76074341005558334462009-09-06T21:33:51.135+10:002009-09-06T21:33:51.135+10:00Did you see my post a few days ago? When mine got ...Did you see my post a few days ago? When mine got too big for its boots a couple of years ago I cut it back hard in autumn. Has to be autumn. Like right back to the branches with a diameter of 5cm. It recovered better than ever.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670413566904543580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634009882775524256.post-1303854244487357882009-09-06T18:59:55.999+10:002009-09-06T18:59:55.999+10:00Any tips on how to prune a weeping apricot - mine ...Any tips on how to prune a weeping apricot - mine is starting to get a bit matted at the topAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com