🍑 Apricot

Prunus armeniaca

A small, soft, golden-orange fruit that looks like a tiny peach with a smooth pit inside.

Round and velvety, colored soft orange with a gentle blush of pink on one side.

Sweet with a little tang, and very soft and juicy when ripe.

Rich in vitamin A and beta-carotene that help your eyes and keep your skin healthy.

Eat it fresh, dried as a chewy snack, or cooked into jam.

Grows on leafy trees in warm, sunny places, ripening in early summer.

Found mostly in late spring and early summer.

Apricots were first grown long ago in China and traveled along old trade roads to many lands.

Its scientific name means from Armenia, because people once thought it came from there.

Choose apricots that feel soft and smell sweet for the best flavor.