This year I harvested my first ever apricots off of my own trees. First up was Tomcot. They were very sweet and soft textured. If I closed my eyes they almost could have passed for my nectarines. I am now harvesting Leahcot Aprium. Man are they good! They are large, have a much more dense (less soft) flesh and taste more like I thought an apricot would taste like. My middle son loves them both. For me Tomcot was really good but I like Leahcot a bit better so far. Just my two cents!
Drew
Thanks for the report. I hope to get apricots (grafted on peach and nectarine trees) from my trees this year, too.
Where did you get Leahcot from? Never heard of it but you make me any many others intersted in it now 
Man were did I get that. I think it was Raintree but I may be wrong. It is widley available I know so most big mail order places will have em. I’ll look and see
Drew
Season is over but Peaceful Valley has them.
Thanks. Where are you located? If we are on a different coast, the result may be different.
In our east coast, reports of apricot suffered sudden deaths seem plentiful.
Pictures please!
In Dallas Texas so yes a whole different world! But hey I bet you can grow great apples and pears and I relly stuggle with them. Oh well.
I’ll try and get some tomorrow!
The biggest spread in quality between store-bought and home grown fruit by far is in Apricots.
Apricot eating quality improves vastly in the last few days before fully ripe. They are often astringent just before being ripe.
Have you grown Leahcot?
I haven’t but will if I get a chance in a place where apricots do well.
Not growing apricots in your greenhouse anymore?
Only a few. I’m mostly into the fig nursery business. That requires a different temperature regime than what is best for many other fruits.
Well figs are a great fruit too. I haven’t been too active lately so I’m sorry to have missed that.
