Prunus armeniaca

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Disclaimer: The species, cultivars and hybrids in this database have been carefully chosen for their good qualities for food forests. They do not mean instant success. Food forestry is still a young field in which it is a core value to put the right plant in the right place and to focus on great diversity.

Cultivars

Cultivar	Genes	Flowering period (peak)	Flowering period (length)	Plant reproductive fertility	Frost tolerance (flowers)	Nitrogen fixation	Pest and disease susceptibility	Harvesting period - start	Staying on plant after ripening (edible parts)
Harogem	Prunus armeniaca	Early february		Self-fertile (sf)	Light frost			Early august	No
Krupnoplodny duki	Prunus armeniaca	Early march		Self-fertile (sf)			Resistant, Sensitive	Early august	Long
Ladycot	Prunus armeniaca	Early march		Self-fertile (sf)		No nitrogen fixer	Resistant	Early august
Tomcot	Prunus armeniaca	Early february	Several weeks	Self-fertile (sf)			Resistant, Sensitive	Early july

Rootstocks

Rootstock	Genes	Soil moisture (tolerance)	Soil fertility (preference)
Seedling	Prunus armeniaca	Dry	Poor
Torinel	Prunus domestica	Wet	Rich
Wavit	Prunus domestica	Wet	Rich

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