Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

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  Appearance

  The Apricot is a small tree from China with delicious reddish-yellow fruits.

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  Autumn

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  Leaves

  Deciduous, 5 to 10 cm long, round leaves, green above. Margin with small teeth.

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  Leaf upperside

  Deciduous, 5 to 10 cm long, round leaves, green above. Margin with small teeth.

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  Leaf underside

  Deciduous, 5 to 10 cm long, round leaves, green above. Margin with small teeth.

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  Leaf autumn

  Deciduous, 5 to 10 cm long, round leaves, green above. Margin with small teeth.

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  Fruits

  Velvety hairy reddish-yellow round fruit with lenticular stone. Sweetly aromatic taste.

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  Bark

  Bark is grey-brown, fissured, with narrow furrows.

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.

Hardiness

down to -18 C°

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.