Tree arrived in very good condition.
It is growing well. Hope to have fruit next year.
Summer Delight Aprium® Tree
Description
About The Summer Delight Aprium® Tree
A late-ripening apricot-plum hybrid with great flavor!
Another successful Floyd Zaiger hybrid, the Summer Delight Aprium® tree is becoming popular with backyard growers and homesteaders. It is a reliable bearer of juicy, yellow-fleshed, freestone fruit that ripens later than other apriums.
Summer Delight blooms in April and sets fruit in late July into August. These apriums stay golden in color when ripe, with little to no blushing. The firm fruit has a nice sweet-to-acid balance, making them versatile for baking, canning, and fresh eating. A true apricot flavor with just a hint of plum.
How to Grow Summer Delight Apriums
This apricot-plum hybrid tree is a consistent bloomer and producer. The Summer Delight Aprium tree thrives in warm climates and only requires a minimum of 500 or so chill hours. Plant in a location where the aprium is sheltered from the wind but still gets full sun. In very hot areas, afternoon shade is okay. This aprium is not bothered much by pests and diseases, but a regular dormant spray is recommended.
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Characteristics
| Chill Hours | 500 |
| Fruit Color | Yellow |
| Fruit Size | Medium |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 7 - 10 |
| Pollination | Self-Pollinating |
| Ripens/Harvest | Late July/early August |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Soil pH Level | 6.0 - 7.0 |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Texture | Juicy |
| Years to Bear | 2 - 5 |
Zone Compatibility
This Variety's Zone Range
7 - 10
My Hardiness Zone
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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.
Tools & Supplies
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.
Questions & Answers
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Why did you choose this?
At what temperature is it cold hardy to?
The Summer Delight Aprium Tree is hardy to temperatures around -10°F to -20°F
I’m in central Fl. Zone 9B. Can I grow
Summer Delight Aprium® Tree
IN A CONTAINER?
Summer Delight Aprium® Tree
IN A CONTAINER?
Our website has a special feature that will help you find the best plants for you to grow in your area. Simply enter your zip code in our Hardiness Zone Finder and as you browse our page, you’ll see a small check mark next to products that are hardy to your growing zone! You can grow almost anything in a container the issue will be if you get enough chill hours for the variety to fruit.
https://www.starkbros.com/zone-finder
how can i reserve this apricot tree stock and when? I have been watching for the is tree availability and now find it marked as out of stock?
Unfortunatley you can not reserve a tree until we know if it will be available. I do suggest signing up for the product notifications so you are alerted when it does come back into stock.
Hi, I planted this about 7 years ago and it still has not produced a single flower or fruit. It is a big sturdy tree with full foliage, though it does have some gummosies and damage in bark. I just don't understand why it has not flowered or fruited. It is near plums, and even an old apricot... what is going on?
Thank you for your question. First, do a soil test to check the pH and see which nutrients it might be missing. Then fertilize accordingly. Is the tree getting at least 6 hours of full sun? There are other reasons a tree might not be bearing fruit as you expect. This article details some basic fruit tree requirements for fruit production.
//www.starkbros.com/growing-guide/article/fruit-tree-blooming-bearing-problems
which are the late flowing apricot trees?
The Moorpark, Tilton and Harglow are all late variaties.
would pluots and atrium cross pollinate each other?
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. You'll get fruit with only one plant!
What year will it produce fruit?
We appreciate you reaching out to us. You can find the years-to-bear information in the Characteristics section, near the top of the page, underneath the description. This tree takes 2-5 years to bear.
If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to reach back out to us. Have a great day!
How many chill hours does this variety need?
500 chill hours are recommended according to the website.
Will it come in a dwarf size?
At this time we do not offer it in a dwarf. I recommend checking back in the spring for other sizes that become available.
Will this Summer Delight atrium cross pollinate any other plum or apricot?
Apricot trees are generally considered to be self-fruitful; however, many home orchards will benefit from having more than one variety of apricot near by. Since apricots are generally considered self-fruitful there is very little information about their compatibility with apriums in terms of their s-alleles (these are the reproductive alleles found in fruit trees). It will not cross pollinate with a plum tree atn all to the best of our knowledge.
Customer Reviews
5 Ratings
5 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 12, 2025
Very satisfied
Rated 5 out of 5
May 16, 2025
Another Healthy Tree from Stark Bros.
Within few weeks of planting in a large container the once bare tree is now covered in leaves and branches are started to form.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 3, 2025
Love this tree
It came in was wrapped very well. Taken care of roots were cut very well. Got it in the ground last year and this year. I've already got flowers all over it. It's doing wonderful.
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 19, 2024
Growing great, looking forward to some fruit maybe next year???.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 19, 2024
Summer delight aprium tree.
It's great and very healthy plant the flowers has already come and seems it's going to produce fruit this year.
Thank you very much and it's like always greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much and it's like always greatly appreciated.
It Sounds enticing and I would love to have in my orchard with my other two apricot trees.
I started the community garden here T Oak Creek. A favorite fruit is a yellow plum. This atrium looks good and should pollinate with the trees here.
Flavor + zone 10A
Recommend by a friend as the producing the best apricots.