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.