Article Nº 1151 Plant Vol. I · p. 660
Apricot tree (Prunus Armeniaca)
Original title: Damasqueiro (Prunus Armeniaca)
The apricot tree, of Chinese origin, widely grown in Madeira, with fruit in June and July and several local varieties.
A tree native to China, widely grown in Madeira.
Its fruit, which appears in June and July, varies greatly in size and even in colour. There is one variety of apricot known as ‘black’, whose skin has the colour of certain plums.
The main varieties of apricot found in Madeira are the following: legítimos, franceses, brancos, churros, alperches, ‘pêches’ and maracotões.
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