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Characteristics of some of the popular apricot scions grown in California
| Tree Characteristics | Fruit Characteristics | ||||||||
| Cultivar | Harvest Date | Tree Vigor | Size | Skin Color | Flavor | Flesh type | Market | Notes | Nursery |
| Patterson | late June | vigorous and semi-spreading growth | medium | solid pale orange | fair to good flavor, with little juice | firm | canning, freezing, drying, and fresh market | Fowler and Dave Wilson | |
| Blenheim | mid June | vigorous and spreading growth | large | golden orange | sweet and aromatic | firm | juice, freezing, drying and fresh market | Not well adapted to the San Joaquin Valley. Pit burn is common in hot weather. | Fowler, Burchell, L.E. Cooke, Dave Wilson |
| Apache | early May | vigorous and spreading growth | medium | light orange with little or no blush | good sugar:acid ratio | juicy with dense fruit | fresh market | Tendency to drop at maturity. Girdle at jacket-split for earliness | Fowler and Dave Wilson |
| Poppy | early May | vigorous with large semi-spreading growth | large | light yellow to pale orange, some blush | generally tart | firm | fresh market | Dave Wilson | |
| Earlicot | mid-late May | vigorous upright bearing | large | high colored orange | firm | fresh market | Dave Wilson | ||
| Lorna | early-mid June | open and spreading canopy, lower vigor than moster cultivars | very large | solid orange, no blush | good sugar: acid ratio | firm, fine textured flesh | fresh market | Probably incompatible with Marianna 2624 rootstocks. Potential for fruit cracking with heavy rainfall immediately before harvest. | Fowler, Burchell, L.E. Cooke, Dave Wilson, Sierra Gold |
| Robada | early June | upright and vigorous growth | large | deep orange with strong red blush | sweet with a balance of sugars, acids and aromatic flavors | firm, fine textured flesh | fresh market, fruit is well suited for shipping | Fruit colors long before maturity. Late-flowering pollinator is necessary for commercial crop. | Fowler, Burchell, Dave Wilson |
| Helena | mid June | vigorous spreading growth | large | solid orange with no blush | sweet with moderate acidity | firm | fresh market | Fruit can freckle in wet springs. | Burchell, Fowler |