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Apricot Varieties
Seasons (guidelines only, fruiting times may differ between region)
Early: December-January Mid: January Late: February
Cultivar
Aprigold Dwarf
Aprigold Dwarf
Fruit
Medium, flavoursome
Medium, flavoursome
Comment
Suitable for warmer regions, small garden and container
Suitable for warmer regions, small garden and container
Cultivar
Castlebright
Castlebright
Fruit
Semi-sweet, medium fruit
Semi-sweet, medium fruit
Comment
Reliable cropper, early ripening
Reliable cropper, early ripening
Cultivar
Cluthagold
Cluthagold
Fruit
Large fruit, sweet eating
Large fruit, sweet eating
Comment
Ripens mid-late season
Ripens mid-late season
Cultivar
Cluthalate
Cluthalate
Fruit
Medium, melting juicy flesh
Medium, melting juicy flesh
Comment
suitable cooler regions, late variety
suitable cooler regions, late variety
Cultivar
Earliril
Earliril
Fruit
Medium, fleshy and flavoursome
Medium, fleshy and flavoursome
Comment
Early
Early
Cultivar
Fitzroy
Fitzroy
Fruit
Medium, tasty
Medium, tasty
Comment
Consistent cropper, Late, suitable for warmer regions
Consistent cropper, Late, suitable for warmer regions
Cultivar
Garden Annie Dwarf
Garden Annie Dwarf
Fruit
Medium size, firm and juicy. Freestone
Medium size, firm and juicy. Freestone
Comment
Suitable for smaller gardens or container
Suitable for smaller gardens or container
Cultivar
Goldbar
Goldbar
Fruit
Large firm
Large firm
Comment
Vigorous grower and early cropper
Vigorous grower and early cropper
Cultivar
Goldrich
Goldrich
Fruit
Large and tasty
Large and tasty
Comment
Mid
Mid
Cultivar
Goldstrike
Goldstrike
Fruit
V large and firm. Freestone
V large and firm. Freestone
Comment
Eating, good cropper.
Eating, good cropper.
Cultivar
Katy Cot
Katy Cot
Fruit
Large, eating. Freestone
Large, eating. Freestone
Comment
Suitable for warmer regions, ripens early
Suitable for warmer regions, ripens early
Cultivar
Moorpark
Moorpark
Fruit
Medium-Large, tasty. Freestone
Medium-Large, tasty. Freestone
Comment
Suitable cooler regions. Good mid season crop
Suitable cooler regions. Good mid season crop
Cultivar
Newcastle
Newcastle
Fruit
Medium and sweet
Medium and sweet
Comment
Suitable for warmer regions, reliable cropper
Suitable for warmer regions, reliable cropper
Cultivar
Royal Rosa
Royal Rosa
Fruit
Firm and tasty. Freestone
Firm and tasty. Freestone
Comment
Ripens early, good, reliable hardy tree
Ripens early, good, reliable hardy tree
Cultivar
Sundrop
Sundrop
Fruit
Sweet large size. Freestone
Sweet large size. Freestone
Comment
Excellent cropper, early
Excellent cropper, early
Cultivar
Tomcot
Tomcot
Fruit
V large, high quality. Freestone
V large, high quality. Freestone
Comment
Requires 600 chill hours, suitable cooler regions
Requires 600 chill hours, suitable cooler regions
Cultivar
Trevatt
Trevatt
Fruit
Large, sweet and juicy
Large, sweet and juicy
Comment
Eating/bottling Mid season.
Eating/bottling Mid season.
Cultivar
Trigems
Trigems
Fruit
Small to medium oval fruit. Juicy
Small to medium oval fruit. Juicy
Comment
Tree has drooping habit and crops well.
Tree has drooping habit and crops well.
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