Firm and highly colored early season apricot for the fresh market. Origin: Parlier, Calif. by USDA-ARS by Craig A. Ledbetter; open-pollinated seedling of K104-98; selected in May 1992; tested as K706-88; introd. in 2005. Tree: vigorous and spreading in growth habit; self-incompatible flowers with an early bloom period; plentiful spurs with easy renewal. Fruit: freestone; deep-orange color that develops early in fruit maturation; firm and juicy with characteristic apricot aroma when well-matured; nearly synchronous fruit maturation throughout tree; matures in the early season between Earlicot and Castlebrite.
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