Tezaoju Apricot and Wanxiangmi Apricot: Two Large-Fruited Off-Season Apricot Cultivars

Tezaoju Apricot is an excellent extremely early-ripening, large-fruited apricot cultivar. Its fruit is not only 2 times larger than Jintaiyang, but also ripens 3-5 days earlier, with strong disease resistance and high yield, and very high cultivation returns. Wanxiangmi Apricot is a rare excellent extremely late-ripening, giant-fruited, strongly fragrant apricot cultivar in China, with very high economic value and broad development prospects.

I. Tezaoju Apricot. An American cultivar, its tree form is dwarfed, branches spreading, leaves relatively large and heart-shaped, fruit round and extra-large, average single fruit weight 120 g, maximum up to more than 180 g, fruit surface smooth, golden yellow, with bright red on the sunlit side, flesh orange-yellow, freestone, sweet and honey-fragrant, local ripening period on May 25. This cultivar has strong cold resistance during the flowering period and strong self-pollination fruit-setting ability, and is high-yielding. An apricot so early-ripening and with such extra-large fruit is truly rare, and it is the best improved replacement cultivar for Jintaiyang apricot.

II. Wanxiangmi Apricot. It is a local excellent cultivar that is extremely late-ripening, large-fruited and of excellent quality. Its tree vigor is strong, tree posture relatively upright, leaves thick and large, round, fruit round, bright white at the base, orange-yellow on the sunlit side, freestone, rich aroma, extremely sweet taste, excellent quality, fruit extra-large, average single fruit weight 120 g, maximum up to 200 g, extremely late-ripening and storage-tolerant, can be stored for 10-15 days, local ripening period on July 20, 30 days later than Kaite apricot, can avoid the harm of late spring cold spells, high fruit-setting rate, high and stable yield.