Heirloom: this small apricot is nearly perfect. The skin is a light orange, the flesh soft and super sweet. Each half is a single bite. This apricot tree was old when Michael Simon started farming in 1976. It is only available through direct farm sales, as retailers don't carry it due to it's delicate quality. Rival: a beautiful apricot. Bright orange with red blush. Very firm flesh, somewhat tart. Tomcot Perfection Rogada O-cots: medium sized, classic apricot color and flavor, with firm sweet flesh and tart skin. C-cots Our apricot production had a unique begining. Many years ago Michael Simon was visiting a farm that had recently experienced a house fire. Near the house was a compost pile which had sprouted two young saplings, partially burned but growing. Fruit trees grown from seed are generally unpreditable and often don't produce delicious fruit. However, feeling adventurous, Michael dug up these saplings and returned home to his two children, Clover and Omar. He gave each child a sapling to plant. These trees grew into two distinctly different apricot trees, known familiarly to the farm as "Omar's tree" and "Clover's tree". In addition to these trees Michael has planted four other varieties, expected to be producing by 2009. |