Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Apricot

Variety/Cultivar

Fireball

Fruit Description

Round, bright orange apricots with firm orange flesh, medium-sized. Sweet and juicy flavour.

Common Uses

Eating fresh, preserving, drying

Origin

Pollination

Partially self-fertile, however does better with pollination by Spring Satin, which is a Plumcot, or any other variety that flowers at the same time.

Chill Hours

450 hours, one of the lowest-chill apricots available

Blossom Time

Harvest Time

Early-mid season, late November in central Vic

Production Notes

Known as a prolific bearer.

Disease Susceptibility

Not prone to fruit cracking

Images

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