Apricot fruit is spherical or obovate, with yellow, white and yellow-red skin, short hair on the surface, yellow flesh and plenty of juice. There are many kinds of apricots, such as red apricot, oil apricot, red apricot and yellow apricot.

Apricots are divided into domestic apricot and wild apricot. Domestic apricot tastes fresh and sweet, but the season is short, so it is not suitable for economic crops. Wild apricot has a large yield and large fruit, but its taste is slightly astringent. After technical improvement, it can be used as a cash crop. Both the flesh and nuts of apricots can be eaten, but the nuts of apricots are bitter and some are sweet.

Apricot originated in Xinjiang, China, and is one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees in China, mainly distributed in temperate regions all over the world. Apricot trees have strong adaptability, drought resistance and waterlogging tolerance; It can grow on all kinds of soils, and sandy loam with good drainage is the most suitable; Like light, strong cold resistance; Generally, the propagation method of sowing and grafting is adopted, and Prunus armeniaca is generally used as the rootstock for grafting.

Apricot planting management

1, fertilizer and water: the amount, time and times of watering should be determined according to the growth of seedlings. When the new shoots grow to about 15 cm, apply quick-acting fertilizer, then spray fertilizer on the leaves, and alternate underground topdressing and foliar spraying.

From the end of September to the beginning of 10, organic fertilizer and compound fertilizer were applied. Urea should be applied after the shed is buckled and before germination, and potassium sulfate compound fertilizer should be applied after the flower withers and the fruit expands. Spraying urea and potassium dihydrogen phosphate once every 15 days and spraying bacteria 500 times at the same time is beneficial to increase production.

2. Pruning: Prune diseased branches and dead branches in time to ensure normal growth. For young trees and first-fruiting trees, pruning in winter should give consideration to both shaping and fruiting. The main branch, lateral branch and extension branch should be lightly cut and extended, leaving two-thirds of the length of the whole branch.

For developing branches with moderate growth and relatively large angle, pruning should be delayed or not, so as to promote the germination of short and medium branches, increase the number of fruiting branches, and retract them in time after flowering or fruiting to cultivate fruiting branches.

3. Picking: During the fruit expansion to maturity, it is necessary to pick the core for many times to avoid vigorous growth and improve the fruit setting rate and single fruit weight. Erase or twist the new tip that stands upright on the back. After picking the fruit and uncovering the film, the combination of retraction and thinning can adjust the growth balance of trees and avoid vigorous growth.

4. Harvest: Harvest ripe apricots in time, and a large number of fruit drops will reduce production.