Aprium trees produce fruit that is extremely sweet.  The fruit has a strong apricot overtone with a hint of plum.  The Cot-N-Candy Aprium is an apricot-plum hybrid that resembles an apricot.  It looks like an apricot, but has a distinctive flavor and texture all its own; skin has a slight reddish pink blush.

Cot-N-Candy's white flesh is extra sweet and juicy with a plum-like aftertaste; one of the earliest ripening fruits.  The fruit is usually about 2 1/2 inches in diameter.  Blooming very early, it ripens in June; generally difficult to grow in late frost areas.  It ripens one week later than Flavor Delight.  Does best in zones 7-10.

It is a multi-stemmed, shrubby, small tree with a spreading crown.  Cot-N-Candy is partially self fertile but you will get bigger crops if pollinated by an apricot.  It is best to thin the fruit early to maximize size and quality.  Cot-N-Candy needs well-drained, moderately fertile soil in full sun.

This is a semi-dwarf tree that will reach 3/4 of standard size (about 12—18'); but by pruning you can keep your tree at any height.