Prunus armeniaca is the most commonly cultivated apricot species. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation. Genetic studies indicate Central Asia is the center of origin. It is extensively cultivated in many countries and has escaped into the wild in many places.
Prunus armeniaca
Apricot flowers in the village of Benhama, Kashmir
Unripe fruits
Bark from an old species in Luoyang
An apricot is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus.
Apricot
Apricot leaves
Preparing apricots in the grounds of Alchi Monastery, Ladakh, India
David Packard's apricot orchard in Los Altos Hills, preserved by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, is one of the few remaining in Santa Clara County, where apricots were a major crop before the urban sprawl of Silicon Valley.