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An apricot (US: / ˈ æ p r ɪ k ɒ t / ⓘ, UK: / ˈ eɪ p r ɪ k ɒ t / ⓘ) is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus. Usually an apricot is from the species P. armeniaca , but the fruits of the other species in Prunus sect. Armeniaca are also called apricots. [ 1 ]
Prunus armeniaca is a small tree, 8–12 m (26–39 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 40 cm (16 in) in diameter and a dense, spreading canopy. The leaves are ovate, 5–9 cm (2.0–3.5 in) long and 4–8 cm (1.6–3.1 in) wide, with a rounded base, a pointed tip and a finely serrated margin.
Fruit trees are grown in a variety of shapes, sometimes for aesthetic appeal but mainly to encourage fruit production. The form or shape of fruit trees can be manipulated by pruning and training. Shaping and promoting a particular tree form is undertaken to establish the plant in a particular situation under certain environmental conditions, to ...
Whereas plumcots and apriplums are first-generation hybrids between a plum parent (P. salicina [1]) and an apricot (P. armeniaca), pluots and apriums are later-generations. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Both names "plumcot" and "apriplum" have been used for trees derived from a plum seed parent, and are therefore equivalent.
Prunus mandshurica is a deciduous, broad-leaved tree, which grows to a height of about 10 m (33 ft). The inner bark is red and the outer bark is black. The leaves are oval, with an elongated tip (acuminate or caudate), some hairs, and serrated edges. The tree grows best in loam soils. Its petioles are 3 cm (1.2 in). The sepals and petals are ...
Prunus simonii is a small deciduous tree growing to about 6 meters (20 ft) in height. [2] The flowers produce almost no pollen; the fruit varies in quality, can be bitter or pleasant to eat, and is flat in shape. [2] [9] Just like an apricot, the fruit flesh clings tightly to the pit. The taste is often bitter.