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Apricots

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   The apricot is the fruit of the apricot tree. The fruit is three-quarters the size of an apple with a large seed that acts as the inner core. The color of the fruit ranges from a golden yellow to a mellow tangerine with shades of lustrous red. The skin of the fruit is coarse and it is somewhat velvety. The tree itself is comparatively small and rarely exceeds 12 m in height with an average height of about 10 m with a trunk that is approximately 40 cm in diameter and a top that is covered by a dense canopy of leaves and branches. The fruit originated in Armenia and is synonymous to Armenia, Iran (Persia) and Turkey (Asia Minor). Turkey is the largest producer of apricots in the world and accounts for 22.69% of global production. Turkey is followed by Uzbekistan 12.27%, Italy 6.14%, Algeria 5.92%, Iran 5.52%, Pakistan 4.12%, Spain 3.75%, France 3.42%, Afghanistan 3.04% and Morocco 2.59% .   The tree grows well in cool subtropical areas with dry spells (excessive water y

Apples

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The apple is a sweet, sometimes sour, round edible fruit, the size of a man’s palm, that is often found in various shades of red or green. The former is more common than the latter. In addition to being eaten apples are also used in the manufacture of cider (an alcoholic beverage of some strength) and that increases the demand for apples or generates more demand for the fruit, especially apples that are deemed not suitable for retail due to factors like size, taste and at times because they are overly ripe. The apple is probably the most eaten fruit in the world, The fruit originated in Central Asia or Asia Minor; in the area that is now southern Kazakhstan, close to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. China is the largest producer of apples in the world accounting for 49.78% of global production. China is followed by the United States 6.22%, Turkey 3.65%, Poland 2.94%, India 2.72%, Iran 2.52%, Italy 2.31%, Chile 2.12%, France 2.06% and the Russian Federation 1.97%. Apples grow wel