貴妃杏產于河南靈寶市黃河沿岸的沙土地帶，個大如鵝蛋，果皮和果肉橙黃色，陽面有暈，平均單果重2兩左右，有的3-4個就達一斤。此杏細，無纖維，酸甜可口，汁液豐富，芳香濃郁。  
       
    關于“貴妃杏”名字的由來有一段傳說。相傳，唐代貴妃楊玉環，幼時生活在靈寶，臉色雖白而不嫩，皮膚細而不潤，長得并不十分好看。她家院中有一顆杏樹結的杏兒又大又黃，格外香甜，玉環年年食之，后變得冰肌粉面，如花似玉。于是人們在楊玉環入宮被冊封為貴妃之后，便把這種杏稱為“貴妃杏”。   
      
    貴妃杏產于河南靈寶市黃河沿岸的沙土地帶，個大如鵝蛋，果皮和果肉橙黃色，陽面有暈，平均單果重2兩左右，有的3-4個就達一斤。此杏細，無纖維，酸甜可口，汁液豐富，芳香濃郁。
        
    貴妃杏果核味略甜，可食用，適宜鮮食，也可以加工成果脯或糖水罐閑。亦可入藥。貴妃杏樹抗干旱、耐瘠薄、結果早、盛果期長、投資小、收益大等特點。貴妃杏嫁接后3年就可掛果，10年后進入盛果期，每株產杏一般都在500斤上下，多者可達千斤以上。盛果期長達40余年。 
       
    貴妃杏的果實大如鴨蛋，平均重80克，最大的重200克。果形較賀，果皮和果肉呈橙黃色，朝陽面有紅暈，肉質細韜，汁多，芳香濃郁，適宜鮮食，也可以加工成果脯或糖水罐閑。果核味略甜，可食用，亦可入藥。 1999年6月江澤民總書記視察靈寶時，品嘗了貴妃杏，稱贊“味道極佳”。現栽培面積1500畝，年產量250萬公斤。


 

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.