General Information

  • Category- Fruits
  • Binomial Name- Prunus armeniaca
  • Common Names-Prunus armeniaca L. Armeniaca vulgaris L. 
  • Spread- 14-16 inches**
  • Height- 240-360 inches**
  • Average Production- 5 units per plant
  • Days to Maturity- 100-120 days

Nutrition Values:

  • Calories: 48
  • Water: 86%
  • Protein: 1.4 grams
  • Carbohydrates: 11 grams
  • Sugar: 9 grams
  • Fiber: 2 grams
  • Fat: 0.4 grams

Vitamins

  • Vitamin A- 96 μg
  • Vitamin C- 10 mg
  • Vitamin E- 0.89 mg
  • Vitamin K- 3.3 μg
  • Vitamin B1- 0.03 mg
  • Vitamin B2- 0.04 mg
  • Vitamin B3- 0.6 mg
  • Vitamin B5- 0.24 mg
  • Vitamin B6- 0.054 mg
  • Vitamin B9- 9 μg

Minerals

  • Potassium- 259 mg
  • Calcium- 13 mg
  • Iron- 0.4 mg
  • Manganese- 0.077 mg
  • Magnesium- 10 mg
  • Phosphorous- 23 mg
  • Sodium- 1 mg
  • Selenium- 0.7 μg

*The values are standard average per 100 grams and might change a bit.

Environmental Requirements:

  • Soil- Loamy, well-drained
  • Soil Moisture- 25%
  • Soil pH- 6.5-8.0
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- early March or the end of February 

Tips to Grow Kohlrabi:

  1. Arrange good quality of apricot seeds.
  2. The soil should be Loamy and well-drained in nature. Choose a large pot or tub at least 18 inches wide and deep that is well-drained.
  3. Prepare a planting site in full sun that is sheltered from a prevailing breeze or wind.
  4. The first summer after planting, water apricot trees weekly. Once the tree is established it will need only infrequent watering. Keep the soil evenly moist during the time fruits are swelling so that they reach full size.
  5.  Thin apricots when fruits are marble size. Thin fruits to leave 2 to 3 inches between fruits.
  6. Apricots begin to fruit two to four years after planting. The apricot harvest occurs mid to late summer. Fruit can be refrigerated for one to two weeks.

Other Uses of Amaranth:

  1. fruit juice are used as medicine.
  2. Apricot is used for asthma, constipation, infertility, vaginal infections.
  3. apricot oil is used in cosmetics.

** The values are standard values but might change based on the environmental conditions.

Fruits