Let's look closely at how to grow an apricot tree, starting with finding the best spot to plant an apricot tree and then how to care for them to have healthy fruit trees and great harvests.

Other fruit trees that grow true to seed (or true to type) include oranges, lemons, limes, and mandarins.

Charlyn Moltane, who gardens in Fountain Valley, emailed as follows: “My friend in Garden Grove has grown four apricot trees from the seeds of store-bought fruit. These trees are now five feet ...