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- Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
The Apricot is a small tree from China with delicious reddish-yellow fruits.
Leaves
Deciduous, 5 to 10 cm long, round leaves, green above. Margin with small teeth.
Fruits
Velvety hairy reddish-yellow round fruit with lenticular stone. Sweetly aromatic taste.
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Application
Parks, container plants, kitchen gardens, front gardens, crop plant
Native regions
China
Location parameters
Light: full sun; soil structure: normal to loose; soil depth: medium to deep; humus concentration: medium to high; pH value: moderately acid to slightly alkaline; nutrient concentration: normal to high.
Demands
Does not tolerate stagnant moisture and compaction.
Growth
Height of growth: 4 to 10 m. Upright, heath-like tree or shrub with moderately rapid growth potential.
Leaves
Deciduous, 5 to 10 cm long, round leaves, green above. Margin with small teeth.
Flowers
Flowering period: III to IV. White or pink flowers which appear before the leaves sprout. Bell-shaped flowers.
Fruits
Velvety hairy reddish-yellow round fruit with lenticular stone. Sweetly aromatic taste.
Bark
Bark is grey-brown, fissured, with narrow furrows.