Which country do apricots come from

The apricot is a minute tree that has an average height of meters, and its trunk is about 40 centimeters in diameter. The tree has ovate leaves that are centimeters long and centimeters wide.

The leaves have a circular base and pointed tips with mostly segregated margins. Blooms of an apricot are white pinkish flower petals that are either produced singularly or in pairs.

An apricot fruit is a drupe that resembles a small peach that develops from yellow to orange and sometimes red when fully exposed to the sun. The fruit's surface can either be velvety or smooth with very short hairs while the flesh of an apricot is usually firm and not very succulent with either a sweet or tart taste.

Apricots are believed to be among the healthiest fruits despite its tiny size. An apricot fruit is fully packed with the right amount of essential vitamins and has plenty of fiber and low fat. Apricot fruits are also rich in vitamin A and potassium which are good for eyesight and maintenance of proper fluid balance and muscle function respectively. Li, Y. Yao, D. Ferguson, E. Evidence for early viticulture in China; proof of a grapevine Vitis vinifera L. Journal of Archaeological Science 36 7 : — Lone, F.

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Connolly ed. The origins and spread of domestic plants in southwest Asia and Europe: Walnut Creek: Left Coast Press. Simoons, F. Food in China: a cultural and historical inquiry. From China, the apricot spread towards the north of India, to Punjab and Tibet. From Persia it went to Europe. In Rome this fruit was not consumed until the Ist century and it arrived at Greece during the campaigns of Alexander Magnus. The Arabs were responsible of its spreading.