Apricot Siberian Baikalov

Second-generation seedling of an unknown Far Eastern variety. Obtained in a suburban garden in the Republic of Khakassia in 1979. Author: I.L. Baikalo. Included in the State Register in 2002. Recommended for the East Siberian region.

Tree height 3.5 m, trunk diameter 4 m, not dense. Open crown. Shows rapid growth in early years. Young branches are thick, long, dark red in color. Flower buds are medium-sized, form as clusters of two or more buds on two- to three-year-old wood. On one-year-old shoots, buds are arranged at an angle to the shoot, three together: central vegetative bud, lateral fruiting buds. Leaves medium-sized, oval-elongated to the apex. Shows signs of European cultivated apricot — upper leaf surface dark green, lower light green, good leafiness. Leaf cutting is colored, medium size. Flowers are large and medium-sized, with a pink tint.

Fruits medium (25 g) and large (37 g), flat-round, with slight blush. Flesh medium density and juicy, orange, pleasant taste, aromatic. Fruits contain 16% soluble solids, 8.3% sugars, 2.4% acids, 8.1 mg/100g vitamin C, 0.57% pectin. Stone free, kernel not bitter.

Flowering period 9-13 May. Self-fertility low. Best pollinators: Sayansky, Горный Абакан. Begins fruiting on 2-3 year. Ripening at the end of July — beginning of August. Can be stored for two weeks. Average yield 20 kg per year. Annual growth of young shoots ensures constant yield. Short winter dormancy period. Fruiting buds, emerging from dormancy during winter thaws, may suffer from frost. High wood frost resistance. In snow-poor East Siberian winters, root collar frost damage is not observed, but in regions with deep snowfall and early snowfall, root collar may suffer frost damage. High shoot regeneration ability.

Advantages of the variety: large fruits of good taste.

Disadvantages: not resistant to sunscald.