Description
Apricot (scientific name: Armeniaca vulgaris Lam.) deciduous tree. The ground is raw, the plants are glabrous. The leaves are alternate, broad-ovate or round-ovate leaves with obtuse serrations on the edges; two glands near the top of the petiole; light red flowers are solitary or 2-3 connate, white or reddish. Round, oblong or oblate drupe, the skin is mostly white, yellow to yellow-red, with flushes and spots on the sunward part; dark yellow flesh, sweet and juicy; smooth nucleus surface without spot holes, thick nuclei with grooves . The seeds are bitter or sweet. Flowering period from March to April, fruit period from June to July.
A few areas are wild, with pure forests or mixed with Xinjiang wild apple forests in Yili, Xinjiang, with an altitude of up to 3000 meters. It is also cultivated all over the world. Apricot is an important economic fruit tree species and one of the common fruits. It is extremely nutritious and contains more sugar, protein and minerals such as calcium and phosphorus. It also contains provitamin A, vitamin C and B vitamins. Apricot wood is hard and is a good material for furniture; apricot branches can be used as fuel; apricot leaves can be used as fodder. Seed breeding is the main method. When sowing, the seeds need wet sand to accumulate to promote germination; seedlings can also be used as rootstocks for grafting and breeding.
