LATE BLOOMING APRICOT VARIETIES
HUNZA - Very sweet, small fruit on a very late blooming tree. This tree takes a little longer to start bearing, not as
productive as some but the very sweet fruit are worth it. (Close to 30 brix). Considered a sweet-pit apricot, we have not
tried the kernels. We have one hunza variety apricot but there are several hunza type apricot varieties. They come from the
hunza valley of far northern Pakistan where people live to be older than in most areas and cancer is practically unknown,
the hunza people eat mainly millet and apricot products ie. dried apricots, apricot kernels (roasted) and apricot kernel oil.
This variety has a high chill requirement and is only suited for northern plantings.
SHAA-KAR PAREH - Iranian apricot with medium-large size fruit. The skin is white with a pink blush. Flesh is light colored
and has a very sweet taste with the texture more like a plum.
CHINESE (MORMAN) Heavy producer of small to medium, golden fruit with a red blush. Very Cold and late frost hardy. This
was one of the first trees recommended for late frost prone areas, now we have others as shown here. This is a very good tasting,
clingstone fruit. Some people consider this a sweet-pit apricot, we have not tried them. Blooms and fruit seem to be more
resistant of cold weather than most varieties.
TILTON – Good fresh or processed. Medium to large fruit, firm, rich flavored. Adaptable tree, late blooming but not
the latest. Mid to late season ripening.
TISDALE – Medium sized, clingstone, good flavored fruit on a consistently bearing tree. A later blooming
tree. From Roy Tisdale in Belton, Texas.
HARGLOW -- Medium size, dark orange with red blush, firm, sweet fruit on a late blooming tree. Early to mid season
ripening fruit.
GOLDENSWEET (pp#8932)-- Freestone, sweet (15-18 brix), frim fruit on a moderately vigorous, productive tree. Blooms
about a week later than common varieties. Self-fruitful.
TOMCOT (tm)(pp#7034) -- From the Posser, WA research station. Light orange with traces of blush, moderately juicy
fruit on a vigorous somewhat self-fertile tree. This is not a late blooming apricot variety but it is included here because
of it's long blooming period of up to 3 weeks; which make the later blooms fall in the late bloom catagory. May need cross-pollination
for the best crops. Blooms and fruit seem more resistant to cold weather than most varieties.
JERSEYCOT -- From the breeding program in New Jersey. A cross of a European strain apricot with a central Asian apricot
(Zard). Producing a late blooming apricot with good fruit qualities.
WE ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN LATE BLOOMING APRICOTS
