Editing Pluot (section)

==Apriums==
[[File:Apriums on a cutting board 02.jpg|thumb|Rose apriums]]

[[Floyd Zaiger]] created the aprium, a hybrid cross between apricots and plums but more similar to apricots.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Garcia|first=Janis|date=2018-05-25|title=What are apriums and how do you eat them?|url=https://www.dailyharvestexpress.com/what-are-apriums-how-to-eat/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Daily Harvest Express|language=en-US|quote=Who is the mad genius who originally bred the aprium? Floyd Zaiger from Modesto California.}}</ref> Apriums are complex plum-apricot hybrids that show primarily apricot traits and flavor.<ref name=Brantley/> Apriums resemble apricots on the outside. The flesh is usually dense and notable for its sweet taste due to a high content of fructose and other sugars.<ref name="ingels"/> Apriums are usually only available early in the fruit season, like apricots and unlike pluots, which include some very late-ripening varieties. Aprium trees grow quickly and are smaller compared to other common home-grown apricots. The fruit is gold, with red coloration. Semi-mature fruit is hard and does not ripen if picked before completely mature.{{Cn|date=February 2021}}