Apricot - (Prunus armeniaca) It is a small tree, 26–39 ft tall, with a trunk up to 16 in diameter and a dense, spreading canopy. The leaves are ovate, 2.0–3.5 in long and 1.6–3.1 in wide, with a rounded base, a pointed tip and a finely serrated margin. The flowers are 0.8–1.8 in diameter, with five white to pinkish petals; they are produced singly or in pairs in early spring before the leaves. The fruit is a drupe similar to a small peach, 0.6–1.0 in diameter (larger in some modern cultivars), from yellow to orange, often tinged red on the side most exposed to the sun; its surface can be smooth (botanically described as: glabrous) or with very short hairs (botanically: pubescent). The single seed is enclosed in a hard stony shell, often called a "stone", with a grainy, smooth texture except for three ridges running down one side.
Apricot wood like most fruit wood is very difficult to dry as it tends to warp, split and crack easily.
Apricot wood like most fruit wood is very difficult to dry as it tends to warp, split and crack easily.