Apricots grow by budding on peach or apricot roots. Peaches, plums, and apricots can easily graft together. They thrive in well-drained, light, loamy soil, avoiding heavy soil.
In J&K, around 10-15 villages produce a lot of apricots. Some of the main places known for apricot production are Gargardo, Darchiks, Batalik, Garkone, Hardass, and Chanigund.
Apricots thrive in India's mid-hilly regions, which need cooler climates. Himachal Pradesh grows various apricot types like Kaisha, Suffaida, Charmagaz, Nari, Royal, and Nugget.
Uttar Pradesh produces apricots in districts like Bijnor, Saharanpur, and Muzaffarnagar due to the ideal climate. They cultivate various apricot varieties such as Moorpark and Early Shipley.
Uttarakhand's hilly areas, like Pithoragarh, Chamoli, and Bageshwar, are ideal for apricot cultivation due to the cool climate. Annual production is 30,576 tons from 9,100 hectares.
Apricots thrive in cool, dry places at 1,500-3,000 meters. Sikkim's terrain varies from 300-meter valleys to 8,000-meter peaks, but its overall climate isn't ideal for big apricot farming.