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Apricot, Harcot

Early-Ripening Apricot for Cold Climates

Sweet, juicy fruit in early July and late-blooming flowers make Harcot a top pick for northern orchards. Canker-resistant and perfect for food forests and regenerative orchards.

$4695
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Apricot, Harcot (Prunus armeniaca ‘Harcot’)

Harcot is one of the most dependable apricots for growers in colder climates, bred in Canada for improved hardiness, later blooming, and resistance to common diseases like brown rot and bacterial canker. It produces medium to large golden-orange freestone fruit with a rosy blush and rich, sweet flavor — perfect for fresh eating, canning, drying, or baking. An early ripener, Harcot often bears before other cultivars, giving you a head start on apricot season.

In regenerative orchard systems, Harcot shines in food forests, fruit tree guilds, and small homestead orchards. Its early harvest helps extend the fruiting season when paired with mid- and late-season varieties like Harogem. Harcot is partially self-fruitful but sets more fruit when paired with another compatible apricot.

Key Characteristics

Cold-hardy and late-blooming for frost resistance
Developed for Canadian climates, Harcot is more resilient in late frost conditions than many standard apricots. It blooms later in spring, improving fruit set in zones 5–8 and reducing frost damage.

Delicious, versatile fruit
The medium-to-large golden fruit has a sweet, full-bodied flavor with a firm yet juicy texture. A freestone type, it’s ideal for drying, baking, and canning, but truly shines when eaten fresh from the tree.

Early season harvest extends fruiting window
Harcot ripens earlier than most apricots — often by early July — making it an excellent variety for extending the harvest when paired with mid- or late-season trees like Harogem.

Valuable in permaculture orchards and guilds
With its modest size and disease resistance, Harcot is easy to integrate into regenerative orchard systems. Use it in the tree layer of a food forest or within a fruit tree guild alongside dynamic accumulators, nitrogen fixers, and pollinator plants to create a resilient, multifunctional planting.

Improved disease resistance
Harcot shows good resistance to bacterial canker and brown rot — a valuable trait for those growing in humid or disease-prone regions.

Product Details

  • Sun requirements: Full sun
  • Soil requirements: Medium, well-drained; avoid wet soils
  • Bloom time: Mid to late spring
  • Bloom color: Pale pink
  • Fruit qualities: Medium to large, sweet, aromatic, golden-orange with blush, freestone
  • Fruit uses: Fresh eating, drying, baking, canning
  • Fruit ripening month: Early July
  • Required chill hours: ~700
  • Pollination requirements: Partially self-fruitful; higher yields with another apricot nearby (Harogem is a great companion)
  • USDA Hardiness zones: 5–8

Harcot is a reliable choice for homesteaders and orchardists seeking excellent early fruit, disease resistance, and frost tolerance. With rich flavor and rugged resilience, it’s a staple for cool-climate apricot growing.

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Harcot Apricot Bare Root Fruit Tree For Sale

Apricot, Harcot

$4695

Apricot, Harcot (Prunus armeniaca ‘Harcot’)

Harcot is one of the most dependable apricots for growers in colder climates, bred in Canada for improved hardiness, later blooming, and resistance to common diseases like brown rot and bacterial canker. It produces medium to large golden-orange freestone fruit with a rosy blush and rich, sweet flavor — perfect for fresh eating, canning, drying, or baking. An early ripener, Harcot often bears before other cultivars, giving you a head start on apricot season.

In regenerative orchard systems, Harcot shines in food forests, fruit tree guilds, and small homestead orchards. Its early harvest helps extend the fruiting season when paired with mid- and late-season varieties like Harogem. Harcot is partially self-fruitful but sets more fruit when paired with another compatible apricot.

Key Characteristics

Cold-hardy and late-blooming for frost resistance
Developed for Canadian climates, Harcot is more resilient in late frost conditions than many standard apricots. It blooms later in spring, improving fruit set in zones 5–8 and reducing frost damage.

Delicious, versatile fruit
The medium-to-large golden fruit has a sweet, full-bodied flavor with a firm yet juicy texture. A freestone type, it’s ideal for drying, baking, and canning, but truly shines when eaten fresh from the tree.

Early season harvest extends fruiting window
Harcot ripens earlier than most apricots — often by early July — making it an excellent variety for extending the harvest when paired with mid- or late-season trees like Harogem.

Valuable in permaculture orchards and guilds
With its modest size and disease resistance, Harcot is easy to integrate into regenerative orchard systems. Use it in the tree layer of a food forest or within a fruit tree guild alongside dynamic accumulators, nitrogen fixers, and pollinator plants to create a resilient, multifunctional planting.

Improved disease resistance
Harcot shows good resistance to bacterial canker and brown rot — a valuable trait for those growing in humid or disease-prone regions.

Product Details

Harcot is a reliable choice for homesteaders and orchardists seeking excellent early fruit, disease resistance, and frost tolerance. With rich flavor and rugged resilience, it’s a staple for cool-climate apricot growing.

Pot size

  • 3 Gallon

Rootstock

  • Standard Rootstock
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