Apricot

Apricot first appeared in English in the 16th century as abrecock from the Middle French, aubercot, or later from Portuguese, albricoque.An apricot is a fruit or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus. An apricot tree is from the species P. armeniaca. The apricot fruit resembles peach but much smaller, pale yellow or orange with some red shades. The pulp is not very juicy, it has fibre texture and farinaceous consistency when the apricot is mature. It is mainly consumed fresh, although it is also used to make some by-products like stewed fruit, jams, juices, and dried apricots.Gilgit baltistan and a village in KPK Chitral are the largest apricot producing regions in Pakistan and are available june,july and august.