What are the characteristics of red lotus apricot?

What are the characteristics of red lotus apricot?

Red lotus apricot, also known as shell apricot, mainly produces Licheng, Shandong Province, Changqing area, has a history of more than 200 years. It is a very precocious fresh food variety.

The variety has strong tree strength, open posture, rapid growth, strong adaptability, mainly short fruit branches and medium yield. The fruit is medium-large, with an average single fruit weight of 45 grams, up to 70 grams, oval, flat and concave top, obvious sutures, orange-red peel, few flaky purplish red halo, glossy, thick skin, orange-red pulp, fine flesh, sweet and sour taste, strong aroma, less fruit juice, after ripening, contains 10% 13% soluble solids, 78% total sugar (reducing sugar 2%, sucrose 5.8%), vitamin C 4.07 mg / 100 g The total acid is 1.83%. Leaving the nucleus, the nuclear small bitter kernel. Because the embryo is underdeveloped, the seed does not germinate. The fruit is more resistant to storage and transportation, which can be stored for 5-7 days at room temperature and 20 days at 5C constant temperature. the fruit is ripe at the end of May in Tai'an, Shandong Province, and the commercial harvest time is about May 20, which has high economic value.

The most important characteristic of red lotus apricot is early ripening. At present, only a few varieties such as Beijing Chuanling, Camel Yellow and CS-83 newly cultivated by Hebei Agricultural University are comparable to it.

The self-flowering seed setting rate of red lotus is low, so it is necessary to plant pollination trees, such as two-flower Cao, red jade apricot or real apricot. If the red lotus tree is not pruned properly, it is easy to cause the fruit part to move out, and the perennial branches that have been slowly released can be retracted properly, which is beneficial to fruit setting.