The Early Golden apricot is the heaviest producing apricot we sell. It bears a large number of nice apricots, all juicy and full of flavor. Early Golden is also the most heat-resistant apricot, and we've heard good things from our customers about its growth and production in the southern US. Makes a nice landscape plant, with pink and white flowers in the Spring. Needs a pollinator. 400 chill hours. Zones 5-9.