A large, early-season apricot for the fresh market. Origin: in Fresno, Calif., by USDA–ARS. Sel. in 1987 from an open-pollinated population of selection K33-81; tested as K505-50; introd. in 1998. Tree: a markedly open and spreading growth habit; self-compatible flowers; fruit set is primarily on terminals of one-year-old shoots; probably graft incompatible with Marianna 2624 rootstock. Fruit: elliptic; freestone; solid orange color; firm and fine-textured flesh; somewhat susceptible to rain cracking.
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