Fruit Trees

Apricot Tree

Cheap spring tree for early bundles and gifting.

Name
Apricot Tree
Fruit
Apricot
Sapling price
2000g
Growth
28 days
Fruit sell price
50g

Harvest season

Spring

Last checked: 2026-05-18 · Source: Stardew Valley Wiki

How to use this data

Plan Apricot Tree before spending sapling money

Fruit trees are expensive timing decisions. This page should help you avoid planting too late, blocking future layouts, or buying a tree before the harvest season matters.

  1. Check the harvest season first: Apricot is tied to Spring in this database.
  2. Plan around the growth time. Apricot Tree needs 28 days, so a late sapling may not pay off until a later season or year.
  3. Place the tree where it will not block future sprinklers, buildings, or pathing.
  4. Before buying, compare the sapling cost with your current tool, animal, sprinkler, and building plans.

Player decision notes for Apricot Tree

Treat Apricot Tree as a long-term farm layout choice, not a quick cash purchase. The sapling cost is paid up front, the tree needs an uninterrupted growth window, and the payoff depends on whether you will actually collect Apricot during Spring.

Before buying, ask what the tree is solving. It may support fruit collection, gifting, bundles, artisan planning, or a complete orchard route, but it can also delay tool upgrades, animals, or sprinklers if the farm is still short on basic infrastructure.

A safe beginner approach is to plant fruit trees only after the tile plan is stable. If you are still moving paths, buildings, scarecrows, or sprinklers every few days, hold the money until the orchard space will not need to be rebuilt.