Apricot Flower Development

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Apricot Flower, Fruit & Cultivar Photo Gallery

These photos are viewable courtesy of University of California research and extension personnel and programs, including the UC Statewide IPM Program for the photos related to flower and fruit development.

Photos of historic cultivars were provided by Ted DeJong, UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences. The photos in this collection represent cultivars grown in California, in both commercial and non-commercial production, during the state's long history of tree fruit production.

Photo information is displayed when the larger image is viewed.

Flower Development | Fruit Development | Historic Cultivars

First swell stage of apricot bloom. photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project, ©UC Regents

Red bud bloom stage of apricot. photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project, ©UC Regents

First white stage of apricot bloom. photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project, ©UC Regents

Popcorn stage of apricot bloom. photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project, ©UC Regents

Popcorn stage ends when petals begin to open. photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project, ©UC Regents

Apricot shoot tip at full bloom. photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project, ©UC Regents

Early petal fall stage in apricot. photo by JKClark. UC IPM Project, ©UC Regents