CHINESE (Mormon)
Edible Pit.
Dip/F/EK
Late July
Mid-sized golden-orange fruit with good flavour, texture and quality. Called a ‘sweet pit’ apricot as its pit can be eaten and tastes like almond. Cold-hardy and productive.
Year Acquired: 2016 Fall/2017 spring
Fruit/Blossom
2016: Neither
2017: Blossom
2018:
GOLD COT
Dip/F/Canning/Freestone
Late July
An early and notably hardy cultivar. Goldcot is known to be productive and dependable. The flesh is drier and has a slightly tangy taste. Natural semi-dwarf growth habit.
Year Acquired: 2014 Fall
Fruit/Blossom
2016: Blossom
2017: Blossom/Fruit
2018:
MONTROSE
Dip Edible Pit F/Canning
Late Aug
Golden yellow fruit is quite large with sweet, very juicy, yellow flesh. First rate flavour, texture and quality. Like ‘Chinese’ it is a ‘sweet pit’ variety. Late-blooming, shows good disease resistance.
Year Acquired: 2017 Spring
Fruit/Blossom
2017: Neither
2018:
MOORPARK
Dip/F/Canning
Aug.
Produces large, sweet and juicy fruit–excellent fresh off the tree.
Year Acquired: 2016 Fall
Fruit/Blossom
2016: Neither
2017: Blossom
2018:
VEECOT
Dip/F/Canning
Early Aug
Matures about one week after Goldcot. The skin is an intense dark orange colour when ripe. The flesh is juicy and smooth-textured.
Year Acquired: 2015 Spring
Fruit/Blossom
2016: Neither
2017: Blossom
2018:
VELVAGLO
Dip/F/Canning
Early Aug
High quality fruit with juicy, flavourful flesh.
Year Acquired: 2016 Spring
Fruit/Blossom
2016: Neither
2017: Blossom
2018: