How to Grow Japanese Apricot: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

Prunus mume

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Active growthFlowering / fruitingDormant

Guides

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Yellow leaves Leaves dying White powder Leaf spots Fruit problems

Pests and diseases (45)

Powdery Mildew Late Blight Bacterial Canker Sclerotinia Rot Black Spot Crown Gall Peach Leaf Curl White Rust Anthracnose Gray Mold Brown Rot Leaf Spot Ring RotWart DiseaseCoriolopsis Wood RotSplit Gill Wood RotBlack Leaf MoldFlyspeckShot HoleScabArmillaria Root RotPlum PocketMosaic DiseaseGummy FruitRound Leaf SpotLeaf Deformation DiseaseFruit SpotHeart RotMonilinia Blossom BlightSunscaldTwig BlightRoot Rot DeclinePlant-parasitic NematodesGray Felt FungusZonate Leaf BlightWhite Powder DiseaseWhite Root RotViolet Root RotBacterial DiseaseCankerNursery Stock CankerLeaf Margin NecrosisBrown RustBrown Felt FungusBrown Shot Hole

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.