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On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 10:04  AM, Lon J. Rombough wrote:
. . .___________________________________________
> ARS News Service
> Agricultural Research Service, USDA
> Marcia Wood, (301) 504-1662, MarciaWood@ars.usda.gov
> July 17, 2003
> ___________________________________________
> . . .
> Within a few years, the researchers expect to offer growers and 
> nurseries
> a superb new apricot that boasts the luscious taste and pleasing 
> texture
> of the Pakistani fruit, yet thrives in California.
> . . .

Now, if they could just breed a few that thrive in New England. . .

(My baby Puget Gold is looking very nice, although I am a little 
worried about it not having a central leader.  I planted it this 
spring, and each of the top two buds has grown a couple of feet, as 
have most of the lower sprouts.  One plus - the deer who ate all the 
new growth off my apples this year left the apricot untouched.  Too 
early to know if it is a preference or just luck.)

Ginda Fisher
eastern MA, zone 6