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Leah Cot Aprium — the fruit
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Apriums · Dave Wilson Nursery

Leah Cot Aprium

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.

Chill hours
500 chill hours or less
Harvest
Mid to late May in the low desert
Pollination
Self-fruitful
Mature size
12–18 ft unpruned on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning
Cold hardiness
Hardy here. Rated to zone 7, about 0°F. It needs up to 500 chill hours, a bit above Phoenix's usual total, and young fruit is hurt near 28°F (apricot figure).
Heat tolerance
Shade from late-afternoon sun. Ripens in mid June, mostly ahead of peak heat. Paint the trunk white and keep a full canopy over the limbs.

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Same fruit, different seasons and different jobs. Pick the row that fits your ground and your calendar.

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 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.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 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.
HarvestMid to late May in the low desertLate May to early June in the low desertMid to late May in the low desertEarly to mid July in the low desert; August at mid elevation
Chill hours500 chill hours or less400 chill hoursUnder 300 chill hours500 chill hours or less
PollinationSelf-fruitfulSelf-fruitful; also pollinates apricots and other apriumsSelf-fruitful; heavier crops with an apricot such as Katy nearbySelf-fruitful
Mature size12–18 ft unpruned on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning15–25 ft unpruned on standard rootstock; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning12–18 ft on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft12–18 ft unpruned on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning
ColdHardy hereCover early bloom below 28°FCover early bloom below 28°FHardy here
HeatShade from late-afternoon sunShade from late-afternoon sunShade from late-afternoon sunShade from late-afternoon sun
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