Apricot
Self-fertile
Shipley Early
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About Shipley Early
Early ripening apricot from USA, introduced to HP research stations. Pale orange skin, soft orange flesh. Sweet flavour. Earliest ripening apricot, extends marketing season. Harvest late May-June.
Where it grows well
Altitude3,500 – 7,000 ft
Chilling needed500 hours
Ideal temperature-3 – 32 °C
Rain toleranceMedium
Season
FloweringEarly
HarvestEarly
Harvest windowLate May – June
Bloom to harvest75 days
The fruit
ShapeRound
Average weight30 g
Skin colourPale orange
Flesh colourOrange, soft
StoragePoor · 1 months
Market demandMedium
Taste
Sweet, earliest ripening apricot, extends marketing season
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