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PICTURES WILL APPEAR FROM TIME TO TIME
| Apricot Blooming In March |
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| Close-Up of Apricot Blooms |
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| White Apricot Blooms from Pink Bud |
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The apricot bloom season is usually 3 to 4 weeks long with various varieties blooming at slightly different
times. Bloom time here in central Texas starts in early March. Further north blooming starts in April.
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| Tisdale apricots ready to pick - May 19th |
| Close-up of fruit ready to pick. |
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There is a a lot of difference between tree ripened apricots and what you get in the grocery store. Most commerical orchards
have to pick the fruit before it fully ripens which makes it very firm for shipping. The problem is that you loose a lot of
taste by picking too early.
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