Flowering TreesApricot Tree
Prunus armeniaca
Apricot Tree (Prunus armeniaca) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 6-9, that matures to about 8-10 ft × 10-12 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, pollinators and small mammals.
- USDA zones
- 6-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 8-10 ft × 10-12 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators, Small mammals
- Native to
- Central Asia to Northern & Central China
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Apricot Tree is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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