The apricot is native to the temperate zone of Asia and Africa, particularly the record, which already existed in China in 3,000 BC The Romans tamibén consumed it and they were the ones who introduced the apricot in Europe through Armenia (hence its Latin name). It is a herbaceous plant of the Rosaceae family. Your tree is apricot. Needs to be cultivated in temperate climates, but not too sensitive to cold. The main apricot producing countries are Turkey, Switzerland, Greece, Spain, France, USA, South Africa, New Zealand. In Spain it is grown without problems in all the provinces of the Mediterranean.