Botanical Name: Prunus armeniaca 'Royal'
Common Name: Apricot, Common Apricot
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a small to medium sized, single-trunked tree; tends to be fairly low-branching with ascending and spreading branches forming a broadly rounded canopy; trunk produces a rough reddish-tan bark
Height 15-30'(40')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate moderate to rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun; grows best away from coast
Soil prefers deep loam soils; tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 2, 3, 5-16, 18-23); thrives in hot inland
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, ovate-cordate; 2-4" long, serrate; apex somewhat acuminate; shiny deep green above, paler beneath; red petioles
Flowers pinkish-white, bisexual, 1/2"-1" wide; borne mostly before the foliage on second-year (or older) wood, especially on short spur branches
Fruit a drupe: roundish and somewhat flattened, pubescent
 
Propagation:
seed, followed by graftingor budding
 
Usage:
primarily as a fruit tree; can be espaliered or trained into an accent tree for form, flowers and fruit; often is used as a shade tree
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular, deep irrigation preferred; becomes drought-tolerant after established
Fertilizing balanced, in spring and late summer; add iron for chlorosis
Pruning develop an open vase-shape
Pests/Diseases fireblight, brown rot, shot-hole fungus; aphids, scale
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: China
Family: Rosaceae

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