apricot

But for long, long decades before, Santa Clara County was “the Valley of Heart’s Delight,” a bee-and-blossom Eden of fragrant fruit: cherries, apricots, and mostly plums for prunes.

When Augusztiny purchased the home in 1996, the traditional yard looked like many others on his street, with a Bermuda grass lawn, assorted shrubs and an apricot tree.

The yard already had a few fruit trees — fig, plum, pomegranate and guava — and she’s added a few more, including a Meyer lemon, apricot and orange.

When Augusztiny purchased the home in 1996, the traditional yard looked like many others on his street with a Bermuda grass lawn, assorted shrubs and an apricot tree.

Like plums and apricots, peaches are stone fruits, which means they have a thin outer skin and a large pit in the center.