贵妃杏产于河南灵宝市黄河沿岸的沙土地带，个大如鹅蛋，果皮和果肉橙黄色，阳面有晕，平均单果重2两左右，有的3-4个就达一斤。此杏细，无纤维，酸甜可口，汁液丰富，芳香浓郁。  
       
    关于“贵妃杏”名字的由来有一段传说。相传，唐代贵妃杨玉环，幼时生活在灵宝，脸色虽白而不嫩，皮肤细而不润，长得并不十分好看。她家院中有一颗杏树结的杏儿又大又黄，格外香甜，玉环年年食之，后变得冰肌粉面，如花似玉。于是人们在杨玉环入宫被册封为贵妃之后，便把这种杏称为“贵妃杏”。   
      
    贵妃杏产于河南灵宝市黄河沿岸的沙土地带，个大如鹅蛋，果皮和果肉橙黄色，阳面有晕，平均单果重2两左右，有的3-4个就达一斤。此杏细，无纤维，酸甜可口，汁液丰富，芳香浓郁。
        
    贵妃杏果核味略甜，可食用，适宜鲜食，也可以加工成果脯或糖水罐闲。亦可入药。贵妃杏树抗干旱、耐瘠薄、结果早、盛果期长、投资小、收益大等特点。贵妃杏嫁接后3年就可挂果，10年后进入盛果期，每株产杏一般都在500斤上下，多者可达千斤以上。盛果期长达40余年。 
       
    贵妃杏的果实大如鸭蛋，平均重80克，最大的重200克。果形较贺，果皮和果肉呈橙黄色，朝阳面有红晕，肉质细韬，汁多，芳香浓郁，适宜鲜食，也可以加工成果脯或糖水罐闲。果核味略甜，可食用，亦可入药。 1999年6月江泽民总书记视察灵宝时，品尝了贵妃杏，称赞“味道极佳”。现栽培面积1500亩，年产量250万公斤。


 

Lingbao High-ranked Imperial Concubine Apricots

    High-ranked Imperial Concubine Apricots are produced in sandy regions alongside the Yellow River, which are as big as Duck eggs, orange colored, fiber-free, sweet and sour, succulent and aromatic. These apricots can eat raw, processed into preserved fruits or canned products or made into medicines. Besides, their nuclear are also edible. In the terms of trees, they have characteristics of being drought-resistant and barren-resistant, producing fruits early and for a long time, having low investments and high benefits, etc. In 1999, the general secretary, Jiang Zemin praised their delicious flavor after tasting.