Blenheim Apricot 5
- Prunus armeniaca
- Flowering fruiting deciduous tree
- Bloom color: Pinkish white
- Bloom time: Spring
- Fruit: Blenheim Apricot
- 5 gallon pot
Height: 20 feet
Spread: 15 feet
Sunlight:
Hardiness Zone: 5a
Description:
An attractive fruit tree with showy pinkish-white flowers in spring; large, freestone, pale orange fruit that are sweet and juicy in mid summer; needs full sun, well-drained soil and a pollinator; flowers can be damaged by late spring frost
Edible Qualities
Blenheim Apricot is a small tree that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces large orange round fruit (technically ‘drupes’) with yellow overtones and orange flesh which are usually ready for picking in mid summer. Note that the fruits have hard inedible pits inside which must be removed before eating or processing. The fruits have a sweet taste and a firm texture.
The fruit are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Cooking
- Baking
- Preserves
- Drying
- Canning
