YES NO 8 people found this helpful. â The city provided numerous concessions to the soccer team's ownership group in the form of tax rebates in order to ensure the stadium was built locally.
Once the tree is upright, tamp the soil around it with your shoes and water it thoroughly. This settles the soil into place. Once the tree is straight, you have to keep it that way for several years. If it is six to ten feet tall, drive a sturdy six-foot long stake two feet from the trunk on each side of the tree. Loop one inch wide nylon belting loosely around the trunk and stake.
Allow 2 to 4 inches between each apricot, which is sufficient space so the fruit wonât rub together at maturity. Apricot Thinning with a Pole. Apricot trees usually donât exceed 15 to 25 feet in height, but if your tree is too tall for hand thinning, you can remove the fruit with a bamboo pole. Wrap thick tape or a length of rubber hose around the end of the pole to protect the branches, then remove the apricots by gently rubbing or tapping at the base of the fruit.