Apricot Is Here With Its Tangy Zing For An Introduction!
A creative soul with a zeal to know the why…
A golden-orange, cutesy stone-fruit with a texture, tasting somewhere between peach & plum–Yes! Apricot.
1. The term “Apricot,” was discovered from Late Greek, “praecocia” (“early ripening”) and Latin, “praikokion” (“apricot”).
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2. The apricot tree is small; only 26ft-39ft. Its trunk is 16 inches in diameter. The plant has dense leaves that spread wide.
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3. The Apricots leaves are ovate, approximately 2-4 inches long, and 1-3.5 inches wide. Simple tipped leaves with a round base.
4. The flowers are 0.5-2 inches in diameter with white-pinkish petals, produced singly or in pairs in new springtime.
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5. Usually, the fruit Apricots are around 0.5-1 inches in diameter.
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6. The surface of the Apricot is soft and velvety with tiny hair. The shade is red at the edges and between yellow to orange overall.
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7. The taste of the Apricots are somewhere between sweet to tart. Its flesh is firm but not juicy. It consists of a single seed called stone or kernel.
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8. The texture of the seed is grainy, smooth, and has three running down ridges at one side.
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9. Apricot is the National Fruit of Armenia depicted as a remembrance and grown in Ararat Plain.
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Do you know? The classical word of Apricots in Chinese has medicinal and educational associations, translated to “Apricot Altar,” and meaning “Educational Circle”.
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