Halman
हलमान
About Halman
Traditional Ladakhi folk cultivar. Orange-yellow fruit with slight red blush, firm orange flesh. Sweet-tart flavour, excellent for drying. Adapts to high-altitude cold desert conditions (8000-12000 ft). Most popular apricot of Ladakh.
Where it grows well
Altitude8,000 – 12,000 ft
Chilling needed800 hours
Ideal temperature-10 – 28 °C
Rain toleranceLow
Season
FloweringMid season
HarvestMid season
Harvest windowJuly – August
Bloom to harvest100 days
The fruit
ShapeRound
Average weight30 g
Skin colourOrange-yellow with slight red blush
Flesh colourOrange, firm
StorageGood · 6 months
Market demandVery high
Taste
Sweet-tart, excellent for drying, most popular Ladakhi apricot
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