What season do apricots ripen?

Apricots ripen in late summer and early fall.

Apricots ripen in late summer and early fall. The apricot tree blooms in March and April in the spring, while the apricot maturity period spanning from June to August, most of the apricots are ripe at the time of wheat harvest, that is, around July, and therefore there is "wheat yellow, apricot ripe," the proverbs.

Apricot is a fruit with a long history of cultivation, belonging to the Rosaceae genus apricot, the plant is a deciduous tree, most of the regions in China are planted, and with the development of cultivation techniques apricot varieties have become diverse, such as red apricot, hairy red apricot, oil apricot, white apricot, yellow apricot and so on. In addition to the pulp edible nuts can also be eaten, but some nuts are bitter and some sweet.

Apricots are available in June and July. Apricot is the fruit of deciduous trees, the skin is mostly white, yellow to yellow-red, sunny part of the often with a reddish halo and spots; dark yellow flesh, sweet and juicy; nuclear surface is smooth without porosity, the nuclear rim thick and grooved. Seed kernels mostly bitter or sweet. Fl. March-April, fr. June-July. Cultivated throughout China.

How to choose apricots

1, look at the color

Apricot appearance is yellow with some red, this apricot is often ripe, and will be very sweet, the kind of apricot with some green, is not completely ripe.

2, look at the hardness

Buy gently with a pinch, if the pinch is relatively soft that is ripe. If pinched up especially hard is not ripe, is raw when being picked off.

3, look at the skin

Look at the skin of the apricot, if it is smooth, very full is the sweeter apricot. But if it's kind of wilted, either it's been a long time or it's been hyped up.

4, smell

If it is naturally ripe apricots will emit a sweet fragrance, if not it will be a very bitter taste.