Manchurian apricot (Prunus armeniaca mandschurica)

Family: Rosaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

This name is unresolved, but some data suggest that it is an infraspecific name of Prunus armeniaca L..

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

delicious rich flavour. — Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds.; Fruit - raw, cooked or dried for later use.; The best forms are soft and juicy with a delicious rich flavour.; Wild trees in the Himalayas yield about 47.5kg of fruit per year.The fruit of the wild form contains about 6.3% sugars, 0.7% protein, 2.5% ash, 2.5% pectin.

Habitat & North American Range

Temperate. Most trees growing apparently wild have escaped from cultivation but there are pure stands of the trees in Tibet on mountain slopes in sparse forests at elevations of 700 - 3000 metres. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)