Main producing areas of apricot trees:

It is cultivated all over the north of the Yangtze River basin in China and is a common fruit tree in the north. Its cultivation history is more than 2500 years, and the provinces in the Yellow River Basin are its distribution centers.

Ecological habits of apricot trees;

Like light, if there is insufficient light, the branches and leaves will grow white. Cold-resistant, able to resist low temperature and high temperature of -40℃. Like dry climate, avoid wet water, and grow poorly when humidity is high. The requirements for soil are not strict, and sandy loam and gravel loam with deep soil layer and good drainage are preferred. Slightly salt tolerant and drought tolerant. Poor branching ability, not resistant to pruning. Sensitive to fluoride pollution. The root system is developed and its life span is as long as 300 years.

Extended data:

Morphological characteristics and garden use of apricot;

1, morphological characteristics:

Deciduous trees, up to 15m. The crown is round. Bark dark brown, irregularly longitudinally split; Branchlets are reddish brown. The leaves are broadly ovoid or ovoid-elliptic, the apex is acuminate, the base is nearly round or slightly heart-shaped, the teeth are blunt, the two sides of the base of the posterior midvein are sparse or tufted, and the petiole is reddish and hairless. The flowers are bisexual, solitary, white to pale pink, about 2.5 cm in diameter, with purple calyx and the first leaf open. The fruit is spherical and apricot yellow.

2, garden use:

The apricot tree "an apricot comes out of the wall" and blooms like a haze in early spring. It is the main early spring flowers and trees in northern China, also known as Beihai. If it is suitable for planting in groups or hillsides, the enlightened wild red guards in Wenshan will be dyed clean; On the waterfront and lakeside, there are "apricot trees by the river, shining in the blue waves". It can be used as afforestation tree species in large-scale barren hills in northern China.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Apricot (Rosaceae)