Apricot

Rosaceae Lee is a deciduous tree. The origin of cultivation in China is very early and has been documented in Oracle. It spread west to Armenia and later formed a local breed group in Europe. The United States began to be introduced and developed by Europe in the 18th century. Production was the highest in the Soviet Union. Economic cultivation was also developed in South Africa and Australia after the Second World War. China is mainly distributed in the area south of 44 degrees north latitude, with the Provinces of the Yellow River Basin as the main source.

canopy of apricots opens. The leaves are wide and round. Flowers are single, with white petals or slightly red. Nuclear fruit spherical, peel and flesh golden yellow, seed flat egg round, bitter or sweet. Can be self-flowering strong. Varieties can be divided into 3 categories by use: (1) fresh food. Excellent varieties are "Lanzhou big apricots", "Huaxian apricots", "red sweet apricots", "Rich city red jade apricots" and so on. (2) Benevolent class. There are two kinds of sweet and bitter benevolence. Excellent varieties of sweet kernels have white jade flat, dragon king flat, small and so on; Bitter ren varieties have "West Mountain Big Flat", "Yandong Xiaobian" and so on. (3) Benevolence and use class. It is mainly used for drying and can be used at the same time. Excellent varieties are "Shakin Red", "Aksimissi", "Kokau Bittermanti" and so on.

apricot trees are adaptable, drought-tolerant and not flood-resistant. Can grow on all kinds of soil, to drain well sand loam is the most suitable. Magpie light, strong cold resistance, but in the northern region of the flowering is vulnerable to late frost. Grafting breeding, can be used as birch or other near-wild species of live seedlings. The main pests and diseases are mulberry shellworms, almond bees,and other diseases.

fruits are rich in iron and
vitamin
A. It's sweet and juicy. The dried apricots of Kuka in Xinjiang and the apricots in Beijing are famous specialties of China. Almonds are edible, oiled, and medicined. The wood is hard and suitable for making anti-break and pressure-resistant items. Apricot trees can also be used as protective forests and soil and water to maintain tree species.

, there are liao apricots and Siberian apricots, which are the breeding resources of cold-resistant birch and cold-resistant breeding.