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Cot-N-Candy Aprium — the fruit
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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.

Chill hours
400 chill 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 rootstock; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning
Cold hardiness
Cover early bloom below 28°F. Rated to zone 7, about 0°F, and its 400 chill hours fit Phoenix. Apriums bloom early like apricots, so a late frost near 28°F is the main risk (apricot figure).
Heat tolerance
Shade from late-afternoon sun. Ripens late June into July, right as Phoenix heat peaks. Keep leaves over the fruit and paint the trunk white.

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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.
HarvestLate May to early June in the low desertMid to late May in the low desertMid to late May in the low desertEarly to mid July in the low desert; August at mid elevation
Chill hours400 chill hoursUnder 300 chill hours500 chill hours or less500 chill hours or less
PollinationSelf-fruitful; also pollinates apricots and other apriumsSelf-fruitful; heavier crops with an apricot such as Katy nearbySelf-fruitfulSelf-fruitful
Mature size15–25 ft unpruned on standard rootstock; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning12–18 ft on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft12–18 ft unpruned on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning12–18 ft unpruned on Citation; easy to hold at 8–10 ft with summer pruning
ColdCover early bloom below 28°FCover early bloom below 28°FHardy hereHardy here
HeatShade from late-afternoon sunShade from late-afternoon sunShade from late-afternoon sunShade from late-afternoon sun
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