Is an apricot a fruit??!
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yes
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Yes it is, but didyou know!?
Although often thought of as a "subtropical" fruit, the Apricot is native to a continental climate region with cold winters!. The tree is slightly more cold-hardy than the peach, tolerating winter temperatures as cold as ?30 °C or lower if healthy!.
The Apricot was first cultivated in China in about 3000 BC!. In Armenia it was known from ancient times, having been brought along the Silk Road; it has been cultivated there so long it is often thought to be native there!. Its introduction to Greece is attributed to Alexander the Great, and the Roman General Lucullus (106-57 B!.C!.E!.) also exported some trees, cherry, white heart cherry and apricot from Armenia to Europe!. Subsequent sources were often much confused over the origin of the species!. Loudon (1838) believed it had a wide native range including Armenia, Caucasus, the Himalaya, China and Japan!. Nearly all sources presume that because it is named armeniaca, the tree must be native to or have originated in Armenia as the Romans knew it!. For example, De Poerderlé asserts: "Cet arbre tire son name de l'Arménie, province d'Asie, d'où il est originaire et d'où il fut porté en Europe !.!.!.!." ("this tree takes its name from Armenia, province of Asia, where it is native, and whence it was brought to Europe !.!.!.!.")[8] There is no scientific evidence to support such a view!. Today the cultivars have spread to all parts of the globe with climates that support it!.
Apricots have been cultivated in Persia since antiquity, and dried ones were an important commodity on Persian trade routes!. Apricots remain an important fruit in modern-day Iran where they are known under the common name of Zard-ālū (Persian)
Apricots are also cultivated in Egypt and are among the common fruits well known there!. The season in which apricot is present in the market in Egypt is very short!. There is even an Egyptian proverb that says "Fel meshmesh" (English "in the apricot") which is used to refer to something that will not happen because the apricot disappears from the market in Egypt so shortly after it has appeared!. Egyptians usually dry apricot and sweeten it then use it to make a drink called "amar el deen"!.
More recently, English settlers brought the apricot to the English colonies in the New World!. Most of modern American production of apricots comes from the seedlings carried to the west coast by Spanish missionaries!. Almost all U!.S!. production is in California, with some in Washington and Utah!.
Many apricots are also cultivated in Australia, particularly South Australia where they are commonly grown in the region known as the Riverland and in a small town called Mypolonga in the Lower Murray region of the state!. In states other than South Australia apricots are still grown, particularly in Tasmania and western Victoria and southwest New South Wales, but they are less common than in South Australia!.
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Apricots and plums can hybridize with each other and produce fruit that are variously called pluots, plumcots, or apriums!. Apricots are grown commercially in the United States, primarily in California and Washington!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Although often thought of as a "subtropical" fruit, the Apricot is native to a continental climate region with cold winters!. The tree is slightly more cold-hardy than the peach, tolerating winter temperatures as cold as ?30 °C or lower if healthy!.
The Apricot was first cultivated in China in about 3000 BC!. In Armenia it was known from ancient times, having been brought along the Silk Road; it has been cultivated there so long it is often thought to be native there!. Its introduction to Greece is attributed to Alexander the Great, and the Roman General Lucullus (106-57 B!.C!.E!.) also exported some trees, cherry, white heart cherry and apricot from Armenia to Europe!. Subsequent sources were often much confused over the origin of the species!. Loudon (1838) believed it had a wide native range including Armenia, Caucasus, the Himalaya, China and Japan!. Nearly all sources presume that because it is named armeniaca, the tree must be native to or have originated in Armenia as the Romans knew it!. For example, De Poerderlé asserts: "Cet arbre tire son name de l'Arménie, province d'Asie, d'où il est originaire et d'où il fut porté en Europe !.!.!.!." ("this tree takes its name from Armenia, province of Asia, where it is native, and whence it was brought to Europe !.!.!.!.")[8] There is no scientific evidence to support such a view!. Today the cultivars have spread to all parts of the globe with climates that support it!.
Apricots have been cultivated in Persia since antiquity, and dried ones were an important commodity on Persian trade routes!. Apricots remain an important fruit in modern-day Iran where they are known under the common name of Zard-ālū (Persian)
Apricots are also cultivated in Egypt and are among the common fruits well known there!. The season in which apricot is present in the market in Egypt is very short!. There is even an Egyptian proverb that says "Fel meshmesh" (English "in the apricot") which is used to refer to something that will not happen because the apricot disappears from the market in Egypt so shortly after it has appeared!. Egyptians usually dry apricot and sweeten it then use it to make a drink called "amar el deen"!.
More recently, English settlers brought the apricot to the English colonies in the New World!. Most of modern American production of apricots comes from the seedlings carried to the west coast by Spanish missionaries!. Almost all U!.S!. production is in California, with some in Washington and Utah!.
Many apricots are also cultivated in Australia, particularly South Australia where they are commonly grown in the region known as the Riverland and in a small town called Mypolonga in the Lower Murray region of the state!. In states other than South Australia apricots are still grown, particularly in Tasmania and western Victoria and southwest New South Wales, but they are less common than in South Australia!.
BUT WHAT'S REALLY COOL IS THIS:
Apricots and plums can hybridize with each other and produce fruit that are variously called pluots, plumcots, or apriums!. Apricots are grown commercially in the United States, primarily in California and Washington!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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