1, fruit characteristics
Dutch honey apricot is also called fragrant apricot. The fruit period is from June to early July every year. The sugar content of the fruit is about 17%, and the fruit is crisp and sweet, with a strong pineapple flavor. Secondly, the Dutch honey apricot peel is thick, resistant to storage and long-distance transportation, with a shelf life of about 20 days and a refrigerator of more than 40 days.
2. Tree characteristics
Dutch honey apricot has tall and straight trunk, developed root system, easy transplantation, oval leaves and fast growth. A small amount of fruit can be produced in the second year after planting, and it will enter a high-yield period in the fourth year after planting. The highest yield per plant can reach 30-50 kg, and the weight of a single fruit is about 30 grams, which has the characteristics of high yield.
3. Cultivation methods
During the cultivation of Dutch honey apricot, nitrogen fertilizer 50 ~ 100 kg or urea fertilizer 30 ~ 50 kg per mu in autumn. In rainy weather, the accumulated water in the soil should be drained in time to avoid the soil being in a wet state for a long time and affecting the overall growth of trees.
4, pruning characteristics
Dutch honey apricot needs a lot of light during its growing period, which is easy to form competitive growth and lead to the outward deviation of the fruiting parts. After the fruit picking period, it is necessary to prune the fruiting parts, mainly pruning the big branches, shortening the long branches by reducing the tree height, so that nutrients can be supplied to the fruiting branches in a centralized way, thus improving the yield and quality of the whole fruit.