Apricots
Tree fruit varieties offered by Dave Wilson Nursery are selected for their firmness, good shipping characteristics and desirable flesh quality. Approximate ripening dates (for the Fresno, California area), chilling requirements and patent information are listed for each variety along with any special traits.
Rootstocks Available:
Nemaguard, Lovell, Marianna 26-24, Marianna M-40, Myro 29C, Citation
Apache
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Autumn Glo
(Patent Pending) Medium-size, very late maturing variety with very good flavor and commercial quality, ripens August 10
Blenheim
Medium-sized, sweet fruit with very good flavor; all purpose freestone apricot ripens June 19
Bonny
Medium-sized, firm, excellent flavor well suited for canning or shipping; tree is vigorous and very productive; ripens 5 days before Patterson. (U.S. Plant Patent # 9593)
Brittany Gold
Large, firm fruit with sweet flavor; good color fruit with irregular shape, self fertile, very productive tree, ripens 2 weeks after Patterson. May be resistant to pit burn. (U.S. Plant Patent # pending)
Castlebrite
Medium-sized, firm fruit is bright orange with slight red blush; acceptable although very tart flavor unless fully ripe; very early shipping variety; harvest May 28
Earlicot
Large, high-colored apricot that ripens in 3rd to 4th week of May, with or slightly ahead of Castlebrite; fruit is firm with very good flavor, pollenizer required (Patent #7198)
Goldbar
Similar to Goldstrike in fruit characteristics and ripening time, plant with Goldstrike for cross-pollination (U.S. Plant Patent # 7045)
Goldstrike
Medium size, round apricot with red blush and exceptionally high-colored orange flesh; ripens approximately one week ahead of Patterson, very firm fruit that is acidic until fully matured, should be planted with pollenizer such as Goldbar (U.S. Plant Patent #7035)
Katy
Large, firm fruit with good flavor; early shipping variety ripens 4th week of May; tree has low chilling requirement (Patent # 4339)
Lorna
Ripens last week of May. Size: very large. Skin Color: Yellow. Flavor: moderately sweet. Chilling requirement: N/A. Weak tree, though very productive; fruit subject to drop; fruit very large.
Patterson
Medium sized apricot; standard cannery variety with good all purpose fruit for shipping or drying; firm with good flavor; highly productive, vigorous tree; harvest June 25
Poppy
Medium to large apricot with good flavor, ripens in the 3rd week of May--5 to 7 days ahead of Castlebrite.
Robada
Large fruit with red blush and good flavor; well suited for shipping; tree is productive with open spreading growth habit; ripens early June. (U.S. Plant Patent # 9890)
Tilton
Large, somewhat elongated, oval fruit; standard variety for drying and canning; harvest June 30
Tri Gems
Large, very firm new canning apricot that ripens ahead of Patterson, approximately June 11. (U.S. Plant Patent #6755)
