Introduction to the Characteristics of the Apricot Variety Jin'aolin You-8

1. Extra-early ripening. It was developed by grafting and improving the excellent bud sport of an extra-early-ripening apricot, and its early-ripening traits are even more pronounced. It can be picked and marketed in early May, and harvesting is basically completed before May 20, about 10 days earlier than Honghebao and nearly 1 month earlier than Kate, making it stand out among early-ripening apricot varieties.

2. Extra-high yield. It shows excellent productivity in production. If planted according to scientific methods, a single plant can bear up to 5 kg of fruit in the second year after planting in the same year, and the flowering and fruit-setting rate of young trees can reach 100%. In the third year, it can enter the full production period, with a yield per mu of up to 2,500 kg and revenue per mu of more than 20,000 yuan.

3. Good quality. At maturity, the fruit surface is golden yellow, with the sunny side red outside and yellow inside. The taste is sweet, and the flesh is delicate and juicy. The average single fruit weight is 75 g, and the maximum single fruit weight can reach 110 g. It is rich in various trace elements and amino acids essential to the human body, with a strong aroma and excellent taste. It overcomes the drawback of other early-ripening apricots that come to market early but taste poor, and is an excellent fruit variety for China's fruit industry to compete with foreign fruit and earn foreign exchange through exports after joining the WTO.

4. Easy to manage. This variety is extremely simple to plant and manage. Because it enters the full production period in the second year, most of its nutrients are absorbed by the fruit, and there are very few vigorous branches and vertical branches, so there is no need for labor-intensive work such as branch bending and pruning. However, because the fruiting period is laden with abundant fruit, timely propping of the branches is needed to prevent fruit-bearing branches from being broken by the weight of the fruit. At the same time, Jin'aolin You-8 also has strong resistance to late frost. During the flowering period, it can withstand low temperatures of -6 degrees C without frost damage, solving the long-standing problem of early-ripening apricots having flowers but no fruit and lacking resistance to late frost.