Apricot, seedlings of 'Steele' (Bare Root)

These are seedlings our favorite huge apricot tree, planted roughly 50 yrs. ago by the Steeles at our farm. We call it 'Steele' not to stake claim on a new cultivar, but just to denote it's ancestry. The fruit is fantastic, for fresh eating or drying. 10/10 would recommend.

Stone fruits like apricots, peaches, and plums often produce seedlings that can be reasonably close to the parent in terms of taste and quality. While they may not be exact clones, they tend to retain many desirable characteristics, especially if the parent tree was a high-quality variety.

Stone fruits generally have less extreme genetic variability compared to some other fruit types, and many gardeners and orchardists report that seedlings from these trees often produce tasty fruit. If you're not concerned about getting an exact replica of the parent tree and are open to a bit of variation, growing stone fruits from seed can be a rewarding and interesting approach. Just keep in mind that there is always a chance that some seedlings might produce fruit that varies in size, sweetness, or texture.