Item Number: FT073
Flavor Delight Aprium Tree
Hybrid fruit with sweet perfection.
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Description
Description
Flavor Delight Aprium is a natural introduction to hybrid fruit because it looks and tastes strongly like an apricot while adding a juicy, tangy twist from its plum ancestry. The medium-sized fruit develops golden skin with a warm blush and tender flesh that balances bright sweetness with lively acidity. Its aromatic, layered flavor makes it especially compelling fresh from the tree, yet the fruit is versatile enough for drying, preserves, and desserts. Early white blossoms bring beauty and pollinator interest to the orchard before the golden crop arrives. With low winter-chill needs and a harvest near the opening of apricot season, Flavor Delight can be particularly useful in mild-winter gardens and in plantings designed for a long succession of stone fruit. It is a distinctive but approachable choice for growers who want something unusual, productive, and immediately appealing at the table. Flavor Delight was among the early named Aprium selections released from Floyd Zaiger’s interspecific breeding work.
Plant in full sun and sharply drained soil. Citation rootstock creates a manageable semi-dwarf tree. Because it blooms early, avoid frost pockets where possible. Prune for light and airflow, and maintain even moisture as fruit develops.
Flavor Delight is self-fruitful, so one tree can set a crop. Another compatible aprium or apricot nearby can bring more bees through the blossoms, may enhance set, and provides another fruit profile for comparison.
Flavor Delight Aprium Tree Details
- Fruit: Medium-sized golden fruit with a warm blush
- Flavor and texture: Tender and juicy with sweet-tangy apricot-plum flavor
- Best uses: Fresh eating, drying, preserves, and desserts
- Harvest: Early to mid-June
- USDA zones: 6–10
- Chill hours: 300 hours or less
- Tree size: Semi-dwarf on Citation rootstock
- Rootstock: Citation
- Pollination: Self-fruitful; another compatible aprium or apricot can be beneficial
- Recommended pollinizers or companions: Consider Cot-N-Candy Aprium, Summer Delight Aprium, or Katy Apricot
- Special care: Avoid frost pockets, provide excellent drainage, and prune for an open canopy
- Something Special: Flavor Delight was among the early named Aprium selections released from Floyd Zaiger’s interspecific breeding work.
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Eligible trees may be combined within the BareRoot Trees shipping group. Potted plants, perennial bare roots, and fall perennials are tracked in separate shipping groups and do not count toward these thresholds.
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Shipping Information
Shipping Information
Cannot ship to the following states: HI, AK, PR, GU, VI
Shipping Weight: 5.0 lb
Dimensions: 47.5"L x 7.3"W x 2.75"H
Features
Features
- Bare Root
- Patented Variety
- Self-fruitful
- Suited to Warmer Climates
Characteristics
Characteristics
Planting & Care
Planting & Care
Useful Information
Useful Information
Guarantee
Guarantee
Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee
* Claim deadline is June 15th
We guarantee that your dormant tree or plant will arrive in good, viable condition. If your tree arrives in substandard condition, notify us within 3 days of delivery. Please email pictures of the box, inside packaging, the tree and its roots to helpdesk@groworganic.com. We will investigate your claim and process a request to exchange or refund the damaged product.
If your dormant tree or plant has not grown new leaves by June 15th, you may be eligible for our Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee. This guarantee provides for a store credit for the purchase price of the tree, excluding shipping. Please see the Instructions below.
Important Dates:
- April 1st Dormant trees/plants must be planted in the ground
- May 15th Perform scratch test, if no new leaves have grown
- June 15th Deadline to apply for a dormant tree/plant credit
All required documentation must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. Claims or documentation received after June 15th will be denied, without exception. Instructions listed below
Terms and Conditions
We cannot guarantee that your tree or plant will remain alive and healthy after it is received, or bear fruit as there are too many variables in your environment that are beyond our control (i.e. soil preparation, weed and pest control, proper irrigation, chill hours, compatible hardiness for your growing zone, proper choice of pollinator, extreme weather, rodent damage, disease, etc.).
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide a replacement tree/plant of the same species either that same growing season or in future years. Customers are responsible for all shipping fees associated with replacement trees and plants.
If we determine that the tree you purchased directly from us is not viable, we will issue you a store credit (not a refund) for the purchase price of the affected dormant tree or plant. Shipping is not included in the dormant tree/plant guarantee. Store credits can be used to purchase any product we sell and are valid for use only until July 1st of the following year.
Historically, 98% of our dormant trees and plants grow and thrive when they have been cared for and planted using our growing guides. Dormant trees and plants must be planted in the ground by April 1st in order to be eligible for credit. If the ground in your area is still frozen solid, you may temporarily plant your tree or plant in a pot.
Potted, non-dormant trees or plants are excluded from this guarantee as they are not dormant at the time of shipment. Evergreen trees such as citrus, avocado and olive trees are not available for credit under the Dormant Tree and Plant Guarantee.
Instructions
We guarantee that your dormant fruit tree or plant will leaf out, if you care for it according to our growing guides. In the unlikely event that your dormant tree or plant does not have leaves by May 15th, follow these simple steps to apply for a store credit:
Before you call or email, please perform a “scratch test” to determine if the tree or plant is still alive. This video shows how to check for live tissue under the bark. Scratch tests need to be done a few inches above and below the graft.
Green Cambium Layer / Living Trees
If the cambium layer under the bark is green, give your tree a little more time. It is still alive, but hasn’t come out of dormancy yet. Check to make sure that it is getting the right amount of deep root water, enough sunlight and that the weather is warm enough for that type of tree/plant to come out of dormancy. Every tree has its own personality and will come out of dormancy at different times. Be sure to submit the required documentation listed below by June 15th, if it doesn’t grow leaves.
Brown Cambium Layer / Dead Trees
If the scratch test shows a brown cambium layer or if your dormant tree/plant doesn’t have leaves by June 1st, please email us at helpdesk@groworganic.com. All required documentation listed below must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. To be considered for the guarantee claim, all required documentation must be received by June 15th. Incomplete submissions will be denied.
Required Documentation
- Order number
- Name of dormant tree/plant and the quantity affected
- Photos of each tree or plant showing:
- The roots (tree or plant must be pulled out of the ground)
- The scratch test areas
- The entire tree/plant
We reserve the right to not issue credit for items that have already been replaced. We also reserve the right to require photographic evidence that the tree/plant was not killed by root rot, rodent or mechanical damage.
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I ordered a bareroot Flavor Delight Aprium tree in January of this year. It was shipped promptly after the shipping date indicated on the website and arrived near the end of January. It was carefully packaged and in excellent condition. The tree was not damaged in any way. I planted it about a week later. Fast forward to March 14th - I'm very pleased that it broke dormancy and is starting to sprout leaves. I would definitely order other trees from this company again.
We ordered quit a number of fruit trees, we live in Florida the trees were shipped early spring as promised they looked like bare sticks when we got them we planted them and within 1 week all of them started to grow leaves. We've had them for about 1 month now some of them already have over 1 foot of new growth on them they all look really good. We would definitely buy from this company again
I received a very healthy tree. It is already growing nicely after a couple of weeks.
I purchased this tree in fall 2019 for January 2020 planting, placing it in close proximity (6 feet) from a Katy apricot (also purchased from Grow Organic for cross pollination). The trees arrived with more roots than other bare root fruit trees I’ve purchased from other nurseries.
The tree grew beautifully with an initial trimming to 20 inches tall in 2020. Between both trees, they produced about 18 fruit in 2022. The Flavor Delight produced a few more fruit and arguably produced a bit more of a complex flavored fruit. Both are delicious and worth planting. If you enjoy apricots, you will not be disappointed. They have high taste scores for a reason. Now in 2023, both trees have strong scaffolding branches, are trimmed to 7 feet and are filling with blossoms (hopefully producing dozens of fruit the third spring). The Flavor Delight being a week or so ahead of the Katy apricot.
The Flavor Delight aprium has been a vigorous grower as I follow recommended watering and fertilizing (three times a year). I live in the western edge of the San Fernando Valley so just make sure you receive warm summers and give the tree what it needs and you will be a happy gardener!
I have 75 fruit trees and I highly recommend this variety!
Tree arrived in great shape and flushed out wonderfully.
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