Blenheim, Apricot

Description

Slow Food USA, Ark of Taste* Selection.

Belnheim is awe-inspiring, apricot that has faded from the Northern California orchards. The fruit is fragile. Just look at them funny and they bruise!

The medium-sized freestone fruit has soft yellow skin. It's freckeled imperfection guards the amazing complex taste inside. Blenheim is equally valuable for canning and drying. The sweet, aromatic taste of this old-fashioned fruit will bring back childhood memories of summer in the orchard.

Rootstock: Mariana (semidwarf)
Size: 5/8 to 3/4 inch caliper (width around trunk)
Ripening Time: Early July


*Ark of Taste - The US Ark of Taste, developed by Slow Food USA, is a catalog of over 200 delicious foods in danger of extinction. By promoting and eating Ark products we help ensure they remain in production and on our plates.