Goldbar - Goldbar Apricot Trees

U.S. Plant Patent (#7045) assigned to Washington State University Research Foundation
and licensed in North America to the Northwest Nursery Improvement Institute.

Goldbar ripens with Goldstrike and 2 weeks before Wenatchee. The fruit is round to oval with slightly compressed sides and is very large, up to 7 cm in diameter when well-thinned. The skin is light-orange and slightly glossy. A reddish blush covers up to 30% of the side that is exposed to the sun. The flesh is light orange, very firm, meaty and moderately juicy. Some acidity is associated with the skin. Quality for the fresh market is good. The pit is large and freestone. Goldbar is not suitable for canning.

Trees of Goldbar are large, upright-spreading and vigorous. The flowers of Goldbar are self-infertile. They are cross-compatible with Goldrich, Goldstike and Perfection, and cross incompatible with Rival. Goldbar trees bloom heavily and set heavy crops when hand-pollinated in the tests for cross-compatibility, but fruit set is often moderate to light under natural pollination. This results in very large fruits which can be tray-packed for the premium specialty market. The need for thinning, a significant expense for apricot growers, is reduced.

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