Apricots

Apricots (Prunus Armeniaca) are native to northeast China, from an area near the Russian border and not Armenia as the species name suggests. The Romans spread the apricot throughout Europe.
The apricot is stone fruit: fruit with a hard, stony kernel.
The apricot blooms very early in the year and thus needs to be protected from night frost when it flowers. Ideal location is a sheltered spot against a south wall so that the first pollinating insects can pollinate the blossom early in spring.