Orange-fleshed, semi-clingstone apricot with superbly flavored firm flesh. Origin: Clyde, Otago, New Zealand, by M.T. Malone and A.E. Nixon. Goldstrike o.p.; selected 2002, tested as D14/1; USPP 22,716; 8 May 2012. Tree: vigor medium; growth habit upright to spreading; productivity high; flowers self-compatible. Fruit: symmetrical, ovate, 120–150 g; semi-clingstone; flesh orange, skin blush 25 to 85%of fruit surface; fruit surface smooth with minimal pubescence; texture fine grained and consistently dense, melting texture; flavor sweet with distinct apricot aroma; juice reported at pH 4.6.
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