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Flavor Delight Aprium

An apricot-plum cross that looks like an apricot but has a flavor and texture of its own, and a good low desert pick. It needs under 300 chill hours and ripens mid to late May in the low desert. Self-fruitful, though it crops heavier with an apricot such as Katy close by.

Chill hours: Under 300 chill hours
Harvest: Mid to late May in the low desert
Pollination: Self-fruitful; heavier crops with an apricot such as Katy nearby
Mature size: 12–18 ft on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft
Cold hardiness: Cover early bloom below 28°F. Rated to zone 6, about -10°F, and needs less than 300 chill hours, an easy fit for Phoenix. Early bloom means a late frost near 28°F can cost the crop (apricot figure).
Heat tolerance: Shade from late-afternoon sun. Ripens in early June, before the worst heat. Paint the trunk and main limbs white against sunscald.

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	An apricot-plum cross that looks like an apricot but has a flavor and texture of its own, and a good low desert pick. It needs under 300 chill hours and ripens mid to late May in the low desert. Self-fruitful, though it crops heavier with an apricot such as Katy close by.	A white-fleshed apricot-plum cross with very sweet, juicy fruit, ripening late May to early June in the low desert. It needs about 400 chill hours, so Phoenix is borderline but usually enough. Self-fruitful, and it helps pollinate nearby apricots and apriums. Thin the crop so the fruit sizes up.	A large aprium, deep orange inside and out, with firm texture and strong flavor. It is rated at up to 500 chill hours, so Phoenix is borderline and a warm winter can cut the crop, but it ripens mid to late May in the low desert, ahead of the heat. Self-fruitful, and a reliable yearly bearer once settled in.	A juicy aprium with real apricot flavor and a late-season ripening. It can work in two places. At mid elevation it ripens in August, and the main risk is a late frost on early blossoms. In the low desert it is borderline on chill (up to 500 hours) and the fruit ripens in July heat, so it may sunburn. Self-fruitful. Flavor Delight is the safer low desert aprium.
Harvest	Mid to late May in the low desert	Late May to early June in the low desert	Mid to late May in the low desert	Early to mid July in the low desert; August at mid elevation
Chill hours	Under 300 chill hours	400 chill hours	500 chill hours or less	500 chill hours or less
Pollination	Self-fruitful; heavier crops with an apricot such as Katy nearby	Self-fruitful; also pollinates apricots and other apriums	Self-fruitful	Self-fruitful
Mature size	12–18 ft on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft	15–25 ft unpruned on standard rootstock; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning	12–18 ft unpruned on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning	12–18 ft unpruned on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning
Cold	Cover early bloom below 28°F	Cover early bloom below 28°F	Hardy here	Hardy here
Heat	Shade from late-afternoon sun	Shade from late-afternoon sun	Shade from late-afternoon sun	Shade from late-afternoon sun
From	$33	$36	$32	$32

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