| Cultivar Name: |
Helena
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| Type |
Apricot |
| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Species |
Prunus armeniaca
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| Usage |
Scion
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| Products |
Fresh Market
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| Chill Requirement |
500 chill hours required
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| Flesh Color |
orange
|
| Pit |
Freestone
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| Ripening time |
-1
weeks relative to
Blenheim
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Description |
Fruit is large and firm and juicy with a sweet flavor and slight acidity. Deep orange skin; fine-textured, plump orange flesh can freckle in wet springs. Tree grows slightly spreading and vigorous. Self-fertile and ripens in early June (just before Patterson). A USDA release by Craig Ledbetter of the Agriculture Research Service's Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory in Fresno, Calif.. Cold hardy to U.S.D.A. Zone 7. |
| References |
- Fowler Nursery Commercial Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- L.E. Cooke Co. Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Burchell Nursery Fruit and Nut Tree Varieties. Link
- UC Davis Fruit & Nut Research & Information, Apricot Scion Table; Link
- Apricots! Delectable Fruits of California Research; Link
- California Apricots America's Most Irresistible Fruit Varieties; Link
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No photos for this cultivar.
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