Robada apricot
Prunus armeniacaRobada is a large-fruited apricot. The orange fruits are usually flushed with red, and will ripen in the middle / late July in the UK.
USDA identification images for Robada
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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France
- Richard Borrie in Objat,
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2022 season
- 7th March 2022 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
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Origins
- Species: Prunus armeniaca - Apricot
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 2000
- Fruit colour: Orange / Red
- Flower colour: White
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking month: July
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Site conditions: Sheltered site
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Pruning: Do not prune
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Robada apricot trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Robada apricot trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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