California's finest apricot has had a long journey. Whether you call it the Blenheim, the Royal or, covering all bases, the Royal Blenheim, this petite but sublime variety compensates with great ...

the daughter of a gardener to the Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace in England before 1830. The Royal arose from a seed of the Peche de Nancy apricot planted in 1808 by the director of the ...

Blenheim / Royal (8 and occasionally 9 from coastal ... tender flesh with rich, honeyed apricot flavor, the standard of quality in California; prized for its aroma, which is concentrated in ...

just as anyone does who has ever had a ripe Blenheim apricot. The Blenheim, sometimes called Royal Blenheim, is beloved for its impeccable sweetness and flavor. Blenheims are more difficult to ...

It”s a historical toss-up as to where the modern Blenheim originated. Believed to have come out of the Luxembourg Gardens of Paris, the Royal” apricot made its first appearance around 1815.

but they’re the best tasting apricot that I know.” According to Broz, Blenheims’ royal roots can be traced back to the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris and England’s Blenheim Palace ...

The Blenheim, sometimes called Royal Blenheim or just Royal, was the preferred apricot at the drying yards in the Santa Clara Valley generations ago. Then the Santa Clara Valley became Silicon ...

So it’s really important to keep on planting trees.” A Blenheim apricot tree was planted in front of the museum at the ceremony to honor Saratoga’s agricultural history. Blenheim apricots ...

just as anyone does who has ever had a ripe Blenheim apricot. The Blenheim, sometimes called Royal Blenheim, is beloved for its impeccable sweetness and flavor. Blenheims are more difficult to ...