AT A GLANCE
What is the difference between peach and apricot?
peaches and greater, than apricots and have a velvety shell. In contrast to the smooth-skinned, light yellow apricot, a peach is dark yellow to reddish in color. peach pulp is juicier and sweeter, but harder to remove from the stone than the flesh of an apricot.
Peaches (Prunus persica) are greater, than apricots (Prunus armeniaca) and have a velvety shell. These are other differences between the popular types of fruit:
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Peach and apricot have a lot in common
Peaches and apricots have many things in common: the stone fruit species belong to the rose family (Rosaceae) and come from China. Peach and apricot trees are hardy, self-fertile and reach heights of growth of 5 meters. In spring, the fruit trees inspire with a white-pink blossom fairy tale and make themselves as bee pasture useful. Unfortunately, peach and apricot are in cultivation susceptible to late frost, frizz disease and Monilia peak drought.