Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) TSUNAMI

Apricot (Prunus armeniaca) 'Tsunami'

Extremely early French variety with attractive fruits and high yield.

'Tsunami' is a popular, extremely early apricot variety originating from France. It is valued for its very early ripening (already in mid-June), attractive fruits with a red blush, and high yield. Despite early ripening, it blooms later, helping it avoid spring frosts, and is suitable even for higher altitudes.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Extremely early ripening (June, sometimes late May).
• Late flowering (protection against frosts).
• Large attractive fruits (up to 90 g) with a red blush.
• Excellent sweet and aromatic taste (12 – 13 °Brix).
• High and regular yield.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: France
• Origin: Modern French variety.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Vigor: Medium strong, upright.
• Leaves: Deep green with reddish stems.
• Yield: Early onset, yields are very high and regular. Requires fruit thinning.
• Flowering: Late (flowers white-pinkish).

Fruit

• Size: Medium to large (80 – 90 g).
• Shape: Oval to round.
• Skin: Deep orange, covered 60 – 70% with a bright red blush.
• Flesh: Orange, juicy, fragrant. Easily separates from the stone.
• Taste: Very tasty, sweet, aromatic, with optimal acidity.
• Usage: Fresh consumption, processing.

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost: Resistant to frost in wood (down to -27 °C) and flower (due to late flowering). Suitable for higher altitudes.
• Transport: Fruits are firm and tolerate handling and transport very well.

Cultivation Recommendations

• Pollination: Partially self-fertile to self-sterile. A pollinator is recommended (e.g., 'Pinkcot', 'Big Red', 'Sweet Red', 'Aurora', 'Sylvercot').

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Extremely early, mid to late June (sometimes late May/early June).
• Harvest: Takes place in up to 3 phases.