Apricot Black Velvet

Seedling from open pollination of the American Black variety. Originator: Crimean Experimental Selection Station of the All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Growing named after N.I. Vavilov. Breeders: G.V. Yeremin, A.V. Isachkin. Registered in the State Register in 2005 for the North Caucasus region.

Medium-growing tree. Crown is flat-round, medium dense.

Medium-sized fruits — 30 g, dark-purple, hairy. Flesh is yellow, pink near the skin, medium density, juicy, sweet-sour, aromatic, excellent taste. Stone is medium-sized, easily separates. Fruits ripen at the end of July, transportable, suitable for fresh consumption and very good for canning.

Partially self-fertile. High winter hardiness, comparable to winter-hardy apricot varieties. Moderate drought resistance. Resistant to moniliosis, clasterosporiosis, bacterial disease, cytosporosis.

Advantages: high fruit quality, productivity, adaptability.

Disadvantages: fruits are not large enough.