Stark® SweetHeart™ Apricot Tree
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Description
Enjoy fruits and nuts from the same tree! This variety produces big, luscious apricots with a second treat of tasty almond-like kernels inside the pit. Fruit flesh is firm, yet juicy with a sprightly flavor. The “nuts” can be eaten dried or used in any recipe calling for almonds. Easy to grow and maintain! Blooms late to avoid spring frosts and has an extended bloom period. Discovered in Homedale, Idaho in 1970. Freestone. Ripens in mid July. Self-pollinating.
Do not mix your Stark® SweetHeart™ kernels with the kernels of other apricots or peaches; almost all others are not edible.
Characteristics
| Bloom Color | Pink |
| Bloom Time | Late |
| Fruit Color | Orange |
| Fruit Size | Medium - Large |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 5 - 8 |
| Pollination | Self-Pollinating |
| Ripens/Harvest | July |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Soil pH Level | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Texture | Firm, Juicy |
| Years to Bear | 2 - 5 |
Zone Compatibility
This Variety's Zone Range
5 - 8
My Hardiness Zone
6B
Based on your zip code, 43279
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The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.
Pollination
This variety is self pollinating.
In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. Plant one of these varieties within 100' for best results.
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Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.
Planting & Care
Learn all about how to grow apricot trees in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.
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Customer Reviews
137 Ratings
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Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 11, 2024
great tasting apricots and nuts from a vigorous tree
i planted this in 2022 and 2 yrs later on jun 11 2024 tasted the first fruit (and nut!). both were delicious! this is the best apricot i've ever had, very sweet with good flavor and not tart at all like many of my neighbors' apricots. i hope stark bros gets them back in stock as this tree is a winner!
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 27, 2023
Use incandescent lights
I see so many write about this apricot blooming early and the crop being killed by frost. When I bought this tree, I was aware of the likelihood of frost messing things up. I was prepared with a tip I heard from Mike McGrath on his podcast, "You Bet Your Garden." I bought incandescent Christmas lights and decorated the apricot tree with them in the Fall. I only turn them on when frost threatens after blooming. It's worked very well. Now I need to get the hang of thinning the apricots so it doesn't overproduce every other year, resulting in nothing on the off years.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 11, 2023
Received in 2020, last year had spurs? or short branches and this year had flowers held on through late frosts and more than a dozen fruits after thinning. They started dropping last week and are fantastic!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 11, 2023
Great fruit and tree
So, I received this in 2020. It is not a dwarf, but have kept it in 5 gallon pot zone 7A. Last year it got spurs? or short branches and this year bloomed, had multi late frosts, but they held on. Had more than a dozen fruits just started falling from tree last week. Taste is fantastic!
Have about 50% success rate with berry orders here, glad this tree is so great!
Have about 50% success rate with berry orders here, glad this tree is so great!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 20, 2023
We planted this tree in the spring of 2022. It started off well, but we didn't protect it from deer and we lost a few leaves in the fall. I am excited to see what happens this spring.
Rated 5 out of 5
Dec 7, 2022
Happy tree
The Apricot tree seems happy where I put it on the leeward sunward side of the house where it can benefit from the house's influence about 15 feet out. I had one of these sweet pit apricot trees years ago at my last house and I'm looking forward to its beauty and fruits!
Rated 5 out of 5
Dec 3, 2022
Minutes of entertainment for Betsy
It was smaller than I thought.
The dog rolled over on top of it, and then ate it.
The dog rolled over on top of it, and then ate it.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nov 18, 2022
Tasty apricot score humans 6 and Communist squirrels hundreds
Had hundreds of very tasty apricots and seeds two years ago, we only got six of them and the squirrels took the rest. Those Communist tree rats ate everything including the seeds. Our Walker Coonhound was sleeping on the job, so it was time to get the air rifle out to resolve the theft issue. This year we had zero apricots. Hoping next year to get a bumper crop. I found an interesting video on www.banned.video about apricot seeds that I have to share with you all: https://www.banned.video/watch?id=63768460a172b844e46ec8d3
Rated 5 out of 5
Nov 16, 2022
My Stark apricots are doing great after one full year. One of them gave me three apricots - which I know I should have pinched the flowers but just couldnt. I can tell you these were the most delicious fresh apricots Ive ever had.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nov 10, 2022
Great tree but has early bloom time.
Tree arrived in great shape and was planted same day. It is thriving now after three years. Our climate is such (zone 5) that we haven't had fruit yet and may not due to its earlier bloom time.
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Chose this variety for the simple reason that you can eat the seeds as well as the fruit!
Self-pollinating and good for my area.
Late bloom
I have some already. This tree grows well full and bushy in our high desert climate, generally not conducive to fruit trees. Mine are so young still they haven't produced yet, so I can't comment on…