chinese apricot seed
LATIN NAME: Prunus armeniaca
COMMON NAME: Chinese Apricot
The apricot blushes the round, golden fruits along the short, sturdy branches, the fine, toothed leaves around them, and the whole tree stands in the warm, fruity look of the sunny orchard. The hardy, deciduous tree carries the round, heart-shaped, finely toothed leaves along the spreading, sturdy branches, and the small, white or pale-pink, five-petalled flowers, on the bare twigs, in the early spring, one of the warm, bright sights of the sunny orchard, drawing the bees, to be followed by the round, slightly flattened, golden-orange fruits with the velvety skin, the sweet flesh and the single, smooth, hard stone. The hard stones have a very long record as the fine, early fruits of the old orchards, and the tree is a historic presence of the sunny orchard. It is a tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The apricot is a historic subject of the plant science, and the five-petalled flowers keep showing up in the work on the stone fruits. The way the small, white or pale-pink, five-petalled flowers form on the bare twigs has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the stone fruits, the toothed leaves and the members of the rose family. The hard stones and the early habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the apricot is a regular subject of the work on the five-petalled flowers of the temperate world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The apricot is a warm, useful tree of the sunny orchard and the study collection. The round, heart-shaped, finely toothed leaves along the spreading, sturdy branches carry the warm look of the sunny orchard, one of the warm, bright sights of the sunny orchard, drawing the bees, and the hard stones have a very long record as the fine, early fruits of the old orchards, the sweet, golden flesh coming to the fresh bowls, the jams, the dried halves and the steady trade of the old markets, while the small, white or pale-pink, five-petalled flowers, on the bare twigs, open in the early spring, to be followed by the round, slightly flattened, golden-orange fruits with the velvety skin, the sweet flesh and the single, smooth, hard stone. It is one of the fine choices for the sunny orchard, the early row and the study collection, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the culinary papers for the hard stones and the very long history. It is a warm, useful tree of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.
The apricot seeds start well in a gritty, loamy soil kept moist in a bright, cool place. The young trees are steady once they root, and they enjoy the deep, rich ground of the orchard.
To grow the apricot from seed, sow the small, hard seeds into the seed tray of gritty, loamy soil, then cover them well, keep the tray in a bright, cool spot and water gently. The seedlings push through within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist ground, the golden fruits will blush over the years.
