Apricot Scion Table

Apricot

Characteristics of some of the popular apricot scions grown in California

	Tree Characteristics		Fruit Characteristics
Cultivar	Harvest Date	Tree Vigor	Size	Skin Color	Flavor	Flesh type	Market	Notes	Nursery
Patterson	late June	vigorous and semi-spreading growth	medium	solid pale orange	fair to good flavor, with little juice	firm	canning, freezing, drying, and fresh market		Fowler and Dave Wilson
Blenheim	mid June	vigorous and spreading growth	large	golden orange	sweet and aromatic	firm	juice, freezing, drying and fresh market	Not well adapted to the San Joaquin Valley. Pit burn is common in hot weather.	Fowler, Burchell, L.E. Cooke, Dave Wilson
Apache	early May	vigorous and spreading growth	medium	light orange with little or no blush	good sugar:acid ratio	juicy with dense fruit	fresh market	Tendency to drop at maturity. Girdle at jacket-split for earliness	Fowler and Dave Wilson
Poppy	early May	vigorous with large semi-spreading growth	large	light yellow to pale orange, some blush	generally tart	firm	fresh market		Dave Wilson
Earlicot	mid-late May	vigorous upright bearing	large	high colored orange		firm	fresh market		Dave Wilson
Lorna	early-mid June	open and spreading canopy, lower vigor than moster cultivars	very large	solid orange, no blush	good sugar: acid ratio	firm, fine textured flesh	fresh market	Probably incompatible with Marianna 2624 rootstocks. Potential for fruit cracking with heavy rainfall immediately before harvest.	Fowler, Burchell, L.E. Cooke, Dave Wilson, Sierra Gold
Robada	early June	upright and vigorous growth	large	deep orange with strong red blush	sweet with a balance of sugars, acids and aromatic flavors	firm, fine textured flesh	fresh market, fruit is well suited for shipping	Fruit colors long before maturity. Late-flowering pollinator is necessary for commercial crop.	Fowler, Burchell, Dave Wilson
Helena	mid June	vigorous spreading growth	large	solid orange with no blush	sweet with moderate acidity	firm	fresh market	Fruit can freckle in wet springs.	Burchell, Fowler