Beautiful single white flowers cover the Shiro Kaga Japanese Flowering Apricot in late winter. The aroma of cinnamon coming from the profusion of flowers does wonders to lift the late winter blues and the abundance of plums in late spring or early summer can be pickled or made into the famous ume plum wine.
An apricot with great potential for us here in the PNW, it is famously cold hardy, having been discovered in Southern Ontario, and thought to be a seedling from a Russian seed source from the early 1900’s.
Zard Apricot is an exceptionally late blooming apricot that requires more chill hours and heat units to break dormancy than most varieties, making it a valuable variety for growers in the Pacific Northwest where apricots typically bloom too early in the season. Fruits are yellow, very sweet and also have a sweet pit. Trees are very cold hardy.
Flavor Delight Aprium® is an apricot-plum hybrid. Resembles an apricot but with a distinctive flavor and texture all its own. High taste-test scores, one of the most flavorful early season fruits. Very low chilling requirement, less than 300 hours.
The Brittany Gold apricot is a medium-sized, late-season selection that ripens in the last two weeks of June. This large, firm apricot features a sweet flavor, uniform yellow color and juicy, freestone flesh. The tree is large and vigorous with a semi-upright growth habit.
Similar to the famed Moorpark Apricot, Wenatchee Moorpark is prized for its ability to thrive in climates that have very wet springs, such as Western Oregon and Washington! Skin and flesh are both a beautiful bright orange and fruits are delicious eaten fresh, dried or canned. Chilling Hours: 700
One of the earliest fruits of the year and one of the tastiest too! Flavor Giant produces huge crops of the largest apricots we’ve ever seen. Orange skin and flesh has a sweet-tart, well balanced flavor. Ripens in late June here in Oregon and requires a mild climate without late frosts in order to set good crops.
Goldcot Apricot is an apricot built for the cold! Researchers bred Goldcot Apricot in Michigan’s snow belt so you know it’s going to be hardy, vigorous and reliable. Fruit is freestone with golden yellow skin and flesh and has a deep tangy flavor that is perfect for fresh eating or canning.
Hunza Apricot is a valuable variety from northwest Pakistan where they grow wild in the Hunza Valley. Fruits are deliciously sweet and flavorful and dry well on the tree. Hunza is also valued for its kernels that are eaten and reported to be very healthful.
Autumn Glo Apricot is a unique variety that ripens its fruit exceptionally late, from August into September! Flowers open midseason before ripening what is widely considered one of the best tasting apricots available. Extend your apricot season into late summer with Autmn Glo!
