Apricot Saplings

Pricia

📍 OriginFransa
🌾 Harvest TimeMay 18

Features

  • ✓ Rootstock: GF677
  • ✓ Breeder: International Plant Selection
  • ✓ Growth: Medium-strong, semi-upright
  • ✓ Fruit: Red-skinned, elongated
  • ✓ Fruit Size: 2A/3A
  • ✓ Flesh: Balanced flavor, juicy
  • ✓ Firmness: 70–75
  • ✓ Brix: 10–12
  • ✓ Blooming: Late
  • ✓ Pollination: Self-fertile
  • ✓ Harvest: May 18
  • ✓ Usage: Fresh consumption, commercial

Description

Pricia Apricot Sapling (GF677 rootstock) is a modern early-ripening apricot variety developed by International Plant Selection, known for its high agricultural potential and adaptability to medium and high chill regions. All our saplings are certified, true-to-type, and disease-free.

The tree has a semi-upright growth habit with medium to strong vigor. The GF677 rootstock provides a strong root system, excellent soil adaptability, and good performance under dry conditions. Its broad adaptability allows successful cultivation in many regions.

The fruits are highly attractive with a bright red skin color. They have an elongated shape and strong market appeal. Fruit size falls into the 2A/3A category, with firmness values around 70–75. The flesh is juicy with balanced flavor and pleasant aroma. With a sugar content of approximately 10–12 Brix, it offers excellent fresh eating quality.

The variety blooms late, providing better protection against spring frosts. It is also self-fertile, requiring no pollinator.

Harvest time is around May 18, making it a very early-season variety. It ripens approximately 10 days earlier than Orangered®.