Apriums · Dave Wilson Nursery

Cot-N-Candy Aprium

A white-fleshed apricot-plum cross with very sweet, juicy fruit, ripening late May to early June in the low desert. It needs about 400 chill hours, so Phoenix is borderline but usually enough. Self-fruitful, and it helps pollinate nearby apricots and apriums. Thin the crop so the fruit sizes up.

4 varieties

Chill hours: 400 hours
Harvest: Late May to early June in the low desert
Pollination: Self-fruitful; also pollinates apricots and other apriums
Mature size: 15–25 ft unpruned on standard roots; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning

Our pick for most gardens

3/4 inch caliper

A head start of roughly a season. Heavier to plant, and it wants attentive watering through its first summer.

$36

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USDA zones 7–10. In Arizona, best in the low desert.

Which one

Every aprium side by side

Same fruit, different seasons and different jobs. Pick the row that fits your ground and your calendar.

	A white-fleshed apricot-plum cross with very sweet, juicy fruit, ripening late May to early June in the low desert. It needs about 400 chill hours, so Phoenix is borderline but usually enough. Self-fruitful, and it helps pollinate nearby apricots and apriums. Thin the crop so the fruit sizes up.	An apricot-plum cross that looks like an apricot but has a flavor and texture of its own, and a good low desert pick. It needs under 300 chill hours and ripens mid to late May in the low desert. Self-fruitful, though it crops heavier with an apricot such as Katy close by.	A large aprium, deep orange inside and out, with firm texture and strong flavor. It is rated at up to 500 chill hours, so Phoenix is borderline and a warm winter can cut the crop, but it ripens mid to late May in the low desert, ahead of the heat. Self-fruitful, and a reliable yearly bearer once settled in.	A juicy aprium with real apricot flavor and a late-season ripening. It can work in two places. At mid elevation it ripens in August, and the main risk is a late frost on early blossoms. In the low desert it is borderline on chill (up to 500 hours) and the fruit ripens in July heat, so it may sunburn. Self-fruitful. Flavor Delight is the safer low desert aprium.
Harvest	Late May to early June in the low desert	Mid to late May in the low desert	Mid to late May in the low desert	Early to mid July in the low desert; August at mid elevation
Chill hours	400 hours	Under 300 hours	500 hours or less	500 hours or less
Pollination	Self-fruitful; also pollinates apricots and other apriums	Self-fruitful; heavier crops with an apricot such as Katy nearby	Self-fruitful	Self-fruitful
Mature size	15–25 ft unpruned on standard roots; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning	12–18 ft on Citation, 15–25 ft on standard roots; easy to hold at 8–10 ft	12–18 ft unpruned on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning	12–18 ft unpruned on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning
From	$36	$33	$32	$32