The tree is of medium size, usually held to not over 18 feet by pruning. Leaves are entire, ovate to round ovate, deciduous. Fruit flesh is yellow, the skin vellow or blushed red.
Apricots bloom very early, so often bloom is injured by frost.
Fruit is subject to cracking in humid climates, so commercial production in U.S. is largely limited to states west of the Rocky Mountains. Kernels a minor source of oil.