Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) SPRING BLUSH

Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) 'Spring Blush'

Very early variety with attractive fruits and frost resistance.

'Spring Blush' is an attractive very early apricot variety that ripens as early as the beginning of June. Despite its early ripening, it blooms later, effectively avoiding spring frosts. The fruits are large, firm, and tolerate handling excellently. It is a reliable variety, but it requires a pollinator to produce a crop.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Very early ripening (early June).
• Late flowering (frost resistance of flowers).
• Large fruits with an attractive red blush.
• Firm flesh, excellent transportability.
• High and regular yield.

Origin and Registration

• Origin: Modern variety (breeder details not specified).

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Vigor: Medium strong.
• Leaves: Deep green with reddish stems.
• Yield: Early onset, yields are high and regular.
• Flowering: Late and long (advantage against frost). Flowers are white-pinkish.

Fruit

• Size: Medium to large.
• Shape: Oval to round.
• Skin: Medium thick, deep orange, with a pink-red blush on the sunny side.
• Flesh: Juicy, fragrant, easily separates from the stone.
• Taste: Very tasty, with an excellent sugar-acid ratio.
• Usage: Fresh consumption, processing.

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost: Resistant to frost in wood (down to -27 °C) and flower. However, does not tolerate sharp temperature fluctuations.
• Diseases: Disease resistant.
• Handling: Fruits tolerate handling and storage very well.

Cultivation Recommendations

• Pollination: Self-sterile. Suitable pollinators: 'Pinkcot', 'Big Red', 'Sweet Red', 'Aurora', 'Sylvercot'.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Very early, beginning of June. Harvest takes place in up to 3 phases.