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Especially well-adapted apricot varieties.
Chinese Mormon - Very productive at making small to medium fruits that are firm, sweet and juicy. Inside the shell, the kernel has a sweet, edible almond-like pit. It blooms later that most and ripens mid summer. Quick to bear with good frost resistance. Self fruitful, though cross pollination may increase yield. Very hardy to Zone 4-8.
Harcot - Very flavorful and sweet, juicy variety with good sized fruit, ripens in midsummer. It's disease resistant to perennial canker and brown rot. A hardy, late blooming, Canadian variety. Self-fertile. Zone 4-9
Harglow - A late blooming, sweet, firm and flavorful orange fruit with a reddish tinge. A compact and productive tree with good resistance to brown rot, canker and bacterial spot. Self-fertile. Canadian variety. Zone 5-9.
Hunza - White fleshed fruit with an edible, almond-like kernel. It is from the alpine regions of Pakistan and best suited to cold, dry regions. Self-fertile. Zone 4-7
Montrose - Discovered at 6,000 ft elevation near Montrose, CO. This is a late blooming, self fruitful, hardy tree with good disease resistance. Produces yellow, sweet, flavorful, egg sized apricots that are semi freestone. Ripens late summer due to its late blooming. Zone 5-9
Puget Gold - Beautiful blossoms in March, ripe fruit in August. Fruit has good size and flavor. Likes a sunny location and well drained soil. Self-fertile. Zone 5-9.
Scout - A Canadian variety, quick to bear pink flowers, later than most apricots with freestone, golden sweet fruits in midsummer. It has good disease resistance. Self-fruitful though cross pollination may increase yield. Established trees hardy to Zone 3.
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