| Pollinator Required ? Yes Type : semi dwarf Characteristics : sweet Mature Height : 12-14 feet Support Required : No Bloom Period : Early April Sun Exposure : Full Sun Will Produce Fruit In: 3-5 years Harvest Period : Early July Soil Type : all types Zones : 4 - 8
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Tilton Apricot tree - Prunus armeniaca "Tilton" :
The Tilton apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca 'Tilton' is the leading variety for freezing, drying, and canning. Tilton apricots are a unique looking apricot and are one of the most flavorful of all apricots. Their appearance is noted by having a slightly flatter shape with a "suture" line that goes halfway around the fruit. This longtime favorite is tender and juicy with a sweet-tart flavor. It has medium sized fruit that is heart shaped.
It has a light orange skin. The flesh is firm and flavorful and it has a golden color with a red blush. A vigorous tree which bears heavy crops and is resistant to late frosts. One of the earliest ripening fruits. Blooms very early and ripens late June to early July.
Tilton Apricot tree cold hardiness:
Zone 4 -20 Degrees °F to -30 Degrees °F
Zone 8 +20 Degrees °F to +10 Degrees °F
Fruit Tree Hardiness Zones Map
Apricot HistoryThe Apricot was first cultivated in China in about 3000 BC. In Armenia it was known from ancient times, having been brought along the Silk Road it has been cultivated there so long it is often though to be native there. Its introduction to Greece is attributed to Alexander the Great and the Roman General Lucullus also exported some trees, cherry, white heart cherry and apricot from Armenia to Europe.
Subsequent sources were often much confused over the origin of the species. Loudon (1838) believed it had a wide native range including Armenia, Caucasus, the Himalaya, China and Japan. Nearly all sources presume that because it is named armeniaca, the tree must be native to or have originated in Armenia as the Romans knew it. ### |
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