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AND................. THEY'RE OPENING THE STARTING GATES.
That spectacul taste you've been waiting a whole year for............ is …
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Blenheims are on their way
We could pick a few today....but you'd say they were too green. So, we'll give …
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Spring Blossoms
We took a ride out in our 57 acre orchard last night. The apricots are in full …
About ApricotKing
Since 1946, the Gonzales family has grown the rare and fabulous California Blenheim apricots. Grown on our Hollister ranch, we continue to be the farmer, pruner, dryer, packer, and seller of the vanishing Blenheim apricot. We produce the best tasting apricots in the world all "Home Grown in the Flavor Zone"!
In addition to our incredible dried apricots, be sure to discover our variety of nuts (walnuts, pistachios, almonds) and other dried fruits (peaches, pears, prunes, and more). For those who believe less is more, we have dark and delicious unsulfured dried apricots. And don't forget our sweet and tart selection of apricot jams and syrups as well as our decadent chocolate covered fruits and nuts. Simply delicious! Everything here on the ranch is organically grown.
Enjoy!
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AK News
Downing in a Sea of Apricots
The second pick is coming fast and furious......there's no stopping now.....all pickers are pulling off ripefruit........all hands are on the tray line cutting fresh apricots by machine......and the fruit is magnificent....beautiful, clean, freckled, and flawless......(This is due to our SonnyBoy Nicky who knows how to organicallyspray our cots) How many do we eat a day? There's no stopping [...]
Happy Fourth of July
The Blenheim apricots are taking a little breather for the 4th of July. The first pick (also called tipping the trees) has happened. Those apricots have been cut, sulphured,dried in the sun, washed, and are re-drying. We'll have the Orchard Blend dried apricot selectionup for sale by the end of the week.We're on first base [...]
Gearing up for a full day of cuttng.
Apricotking uses a machine to cut apricots. It's an oldie 75+years old......but a goodie. Picture a green locomotive sized machine that was invented to cut peaches. Only ten exist in the state. The apricots go into a bath, travel up the rollers, at the top automatic knives slice them in half, spit out the pit, and send them [...]
No fruit picked before its time!
Our best fruit comes from the Los Viboras Ranch in Hollister. All Blenheims, a little micro-climate in play, fruit grows sweeter, plumper, and more perfect than any other orchard. Yesterday's pick brought in 92 boxes of the flawless Blenheim apricot. We're packing them for markets today (Santa Cruz & Hollister's Farmer's Markets). We take out the [...]
Turning fast and sizing up !
The cots are looking mighty fine. They are turning color very quickly. One day you thinkthe cots shouldn't be picked for a while......and the next day they've moved, plumped up, and started to turn that beautiful Blenheim color. One crew is going out tomorrow. We'll have great cots, and tons of them, for Wednesdays & Thursdays Farmer's [...]
Day 1 and I'm So Exhausted
Day One : Cuttin' Cots!Saturday was our first day of cutting fresh apricots. We cut 21 bins of fruit for a total of 12,600 pounds of Blenheims in 5 hours.This is all done by machine, but requires 40 workers to straighten and sort the fruit as it comes off the cutting machine. Seasonal labor is always [...]
They're sooooo excellent
Nothing compares to the fresh Blenheim apricot. They're the absolute most-perfect fruit: No need to wash. No knife, they split in half easily. The pit falls out . Bite-size & refreshing.No stems to dig out. No fuzzy skin to remove. Moist, but not sloppy.It's all about flavor and texture and the perfect balance. Think about it. Blenheims have to be the most [...]
Wait for it.......Wait for it......
We'll be at several Farmer's Markets this week with a few of the first of the 2017 harvest......simply the best tasting apricots in the world.Santa Cruz Market Wednesday 6-21-17Los Altos Thursday 6-22-17Weekend Saratoga, Mountain View, & Campbell.Our big pick happens after June 26. Get your canning and jamming jars ready.
June Drop
Green cots are falling off the trees......it's a sad sight to see....It's called the June Drop. The apricots are growing and searching for room.....stronger apricots are actually pushing the little fellas off the limbs to make room for themselves. This happens every year, but it's frightful to see part of your crop on the ground. Now, who ordered all this hot [...]