Generally, the natural fruit setting rate can reach 10 ~ 55%, and various factors will affect the fruit setting rate. The methods to improve the fruit setting rate of apricot trees are as follows:

1, to ensure adequate nutrition. In order to make apricot trees grow and develop normally, it is necessary to ensure adequate nutrition.

2. Reasonable shaping and pruning, apricot pruning, the main purpose is to make the branches evenly distributed, the opening angle is appropriate, the canopy is moderate, and the ventilation is light.

3. Prevention of freezing injury in flowering period. Apricot trees are prone to cold weather in early spring. During this period, measures such as covering grass, irrigation in early spring, whitewashing trunk, smoking and frost prevention, and spraying light salt water can be taken to reduce the impact of freezing injury at flowering stage.