Goldbar Apricot - shoe-sole texture

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by Axel » Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:41 pm

Climate Zone: sunset 15/USDA 9b
A while back a tree order came in with some extra trees that got accidentally mixed with my trees. One of these was goldbar, and I went ahead and planted it.

Is anyone else growing this apricot? I can't figure out what's up with this apricot. They are nice looking, very large, but rock solid. It's been that way for two weeks. A couple even dropped, but even though they looked dark orange, the texture is like shoe soles and they are so tart that they are essentially inedible.

I guess I will find out if they eventually sweeten up and soften up. So far, two weeks of full color and still no sign of edibility.

The Cloudforest Gardener