Apricot cultivation The apricot is thought to have originated in northeastern China near the Russian border. In Armenia, it was known from ancient times. Apricot cultivation The Roman General Lucille’s (106-57 B.C.) even exported some trees, - cherry, white heart cherry, and apricot from Armenia to Europe. While English settlers brought the apricot to the English colonies in the New World, most of the modern American production of apricots came...