Apricot
Prunus armeniaca

Family: Rose (Rosaceae)
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Photo taken on: April 7, 2020
Location: Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones: Plains and foothills
Habitat: Roadsides, ditches, abandoned plantings

A small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing 20 to 40 feet in height with either spreading or upright growth habit . Bark is  reddish to gray-brown, with young twigs and leaves appearing reddish. Leaves are simple and oval shaped, with a pointed tip, finely serrated edges and reddish stalks. Flowers bloom before the leaves and are about 1 inch across with white to pinkish petals, many stamens and deep red sepals. The fruit is yellow to orange often tinged with red.

Apricots have been cultivated in Asia for thousands of years and were bought to North America by English settlers and Spanish missionaries. Here, it has escaped into the wild from cultivation. Wild apricots can be found in Central Asia.

Flora of North America reference.