Apricots

Small tree or large bush with shirokookrugly krone.

Its henna-red or brown and olive, brilliant, naked escapes, often in places (but not entirely) covered with a grayish film, kidneys on 2-3 are very elegant nearby.

Leaves 4-9 cm long ovoid or wide oval, with the heart-shaped basis, the elongated pointed top, pilchaty on edge.

It is very decorative in a blossoming season, decorated with numerous large white or light pink flowers, with the dark red unbent chashelistika.

Blossoms before blooming of leaves for 7-9 days. It is not less decorative and during a fructification time, decorated with velvety trimmed, it is frequent with a flush, sweet, roundish fruits with a longitudinal groove to 3 cm in the diameter.

The tree loves light and well transfers a drought, lives till 50 years and more.

Apricot caloric content

Fresh apricots are absolutely harmless to all, even to those who suffer from the excess weight as they contain only 42 kcal on 100 g of a product. However dried apricots (dried apricots) it is necessary to use with care because of the high content of carbohydrates. Their caloric content - 232 kcal on the 100th a product.