produce quick tips apricots choose fresh apricots that are soft to the touch with deep orange and yellow colors and a rosy blush avoid apricots with dark spots or greenish colored apricots are nutrient dense in vitamin a and cand rich in antioxidants california is ideal for growing apricot trees and is the largest producer of apricots accounting for almost 95% of all sales in the u.s mission gardens still be found along modern roadsides in turkey and armenia apricot sorbet sliced apricots dried apricots