Where is the specialty of Baren apricot?

Baren apricot is abundant in Akto County, Zhou Ke, Xinjiang. It is a local farmer variety, named after the highest yield and the best quality in Baren Township, Akto County. Apricot is big, fresh meat, bright color, high sugar content, sweet and sour taste and high yield. It is a famous high-quality dried and fresh fruit in Xinjiang. With the deepening of the adjustment of agricultural industrial structure, Baren apricot, as a characteristic fruit industry in Akto County, has attracted much attention. Its cultivation area has been expanded year by year, and its postpartum processing has been gradually improved. Its products have high economic value and great potential.

Baren apricot, a medium-mature variety, blooms in late March and matures in mid-July. The fruit is rectangular and sweet. Apricots have thick flesh, oily skin, and dried apricots are gelatinous and sweet. The drying speed is higher than other varieties, and dried apricots 1 kg can be produced per 3 kg of fresh fruit, which has good development value and prospect.

Akto County is located in the eastern Pamirs and the western margin of Tarim Basin, which belongs to temperate continental extremely dry climate. The annual average temperature 1 1.2℃, the hottest month can reach 25℃, the annual sunshine hours are 2860 hours, the sunshine percentage is over 65%, the frost-free period is 22 1 day, and the annual effective accumulated temperature is 3900℃. Baren Township is located in the combination of agriculture and animal husbandry, with cool climate, unique climate resources and cultivation management.