Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Apricot

Variety/Cultivar

Earlicot

Fruit Description

Medium to large, orange with a red blush, good flavour, freestone. Fairly sour apricot, and look ripe before sweetness and flavour have developed. Be patient.

Common Uses

Origin

California, USA

Pollination

Any apricot that flowers at the same time, e.g. Katy and maybe Castlebrite.

Chill Hours

Estimated 450

Blossom Time

Early to mid-season

Harvest Time

-24 days Rival, late November in Harcourt, central Victoria

Production Notes

Apricots need frost protection, particularly at blossom time.

Disease Susceptibility

Fruit has tendency to cracking and deformities, either if the tree dries out or if conditions are too wet (and pretty much everything else in between!). Apricots are generally susceptible to blossom blight.

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