Golden Glow apricot
Prunus armeniaca 'Golden Glow'
USDA zones5 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Golden Glow' apricot (Prunus armeniaca 'Golden Glow') is a tree for food gardens and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. 'Golden Glow' has a broad shape and grows at a moderate pace. Bees and butterflies visit its flowers from early to late spring. The fruit is grown for fresh eating and cooking, and the tree is self-fertile.
Pairs well with Crab apple, Bluebell, Ornamental onion, and Feather reed grass.