Russian black apricot crop

[Citradia]

My first Tlor Tsiran Black apricot crop. All my other apricot trees dropped all their fruit this year except this one and my mume.

[Oolie]

Looks great.

What mume are you growing?

[Citradia]

Kanko bai and Peggy Clark.

[Oolie]

Have either been aromatic enough for umeshu?

I love an aromatic umeshu.

[Citradia]

I’ve never tried making anything with the few fruit I get off the mume trees. They bloom from December through March and most years I get no fruit since each wave of bloom gets frozen off. I’ve tried eating a few yellow ripe fruit but too sour. I don’t get enough to make the pickled fruit. Just pretty trees.

[Oolie]

That's too bad, as the fruit can be pretty good if processed, but it's not really suitable for fresh consumption.

Maybe try mixing into a batch of black apricot anzushu. Anzushu can be as good as umeshu if not better.