Aprikyra apricot
Prunus armeniaca x pumila var. besseyi
A sweet self-fertile apricot-cherry cross, also known as an Aprichery or Cherrycot
Aprikyra apricot identification images
All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.
USDA identification images for Aprikyra
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Origins
- Species: Prunus armeniaca - Apricot
Identification
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Flesh colour: Dark red
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Cling-stone: Freestone
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking month: July
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Precocity: Precocious
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Pruning: Do not prune
Climate
- Frost resistance of blossom: Some resistance
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Blossom wilt: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Aprikyra apricot trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Aprikyra apricot trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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