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    The document describes an apricot tree located behind the Environmental Science classroom at Athenian. It stands approximately 25-30 feet tall and produces vibrant orange and yellow fruits that are 2-3 inches in diameter from May-June. The apricot tree is thought to be of the Blenheim variety and has brown bark, dark green stems and leaves, and produces fruit that the students and faculty are free to enjoy in the spring months.

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    The document describes an apricot tree located behind the Environmental Science classroom at Athenian. It stands approximately 25-30 feet tall and produces vibrant orange and yellow fruits that are 2-3 inches in diameter from May-June. The apricot tree is thought to be of the Blenheim variety and has brown bark, dark green stems and leaves, and produces fruit that the students and faculty are free to enjoy in the spring months.

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    The document describes an apricot tree located behind the Environmental Science classroom at Athenian. It stands approximately 25-30 feet tall and produces vibrant orange and yellow fruits that are 2-3 inches in diameter from May-June. The apricot tree is thought to be of the Blenheim variety and has brown bark, dark green stems and leaves, and produces fruit that the students and faculty are free to enjoy in the spring months.

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    Apricot Characteristics

    Prunus armeniaca Appearance: Brown bark and dark green stems


    and leaves; vibrant orange and yellow fruits
    Size: Approximately 25’ - 30’ tall; fruit 2”- 3” in
    Apricots have been a part of the human
    diameter
    diet since prehistoric times. They are
    Season: Produce fruit in May-June in California
    thought to originate from somewhere in
    Asia or Europe, however they are so Location: Behind Environmental Science
    widespread the exact origins cannot be classroom
    identified. In the spring, white and pink
    petals will form around the bud of the
    apricot fruit. The apricot tree at Athenian
    is thought to be of the Blenheim variety.

    Sources
    National Public Radio-History of the
    Apricot
    Wikipedia
    Pictures: Grace Girzadas ’18, Megan
    Leich

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