APRICOT

All listed varieties are self-fruitful

BLENHEIM (ROYAL)      

Semi-dwarf Citation Rootstock,12-18'. 400-500 chilling hours. Medium to large fruit. Skin dull yellow with orange cheek. Flesh pale orange. Juicy, sweet and aromatic. Equally valuable for canning and drying. #1 in California. Ripens mid June-July.

GOLD KIST                         

Semi-dwarf Citation Rootstock, 12-18'. 300 chilling hours. Sweet. Heavy crops. Earlier harvest, 3-4 weeks before Blenheim. Ripens in May.

KATY

Semi-dwarf Citation Rootstock, 12-18’. 400 chilling hours. Subacid, not tart. Large fruit. Earlier harvest, 3-4 weeks before Blenheim. Ripens early June.

TROPIC GOLD

Medium to large apricot. Yellow with orange cheek. Firm juicy, excellent tasting orange flesh. Good for canning and dehydrating. Self fertile. Appears to be a very good apricot for mild winter areas. Fruits every year in Camarillo where Blenheim does not. Ripens late June to early July.