Apricot
If you’re looking for fruits that resemble apricots (small, round to slightly oval, fuzzy skin, orange-yellow color), here are some similar-looking fruits:
1. Prunus mume (Japanese Apricot / Chinese Plum)
A small, round to slightly oval stone fruit with smooth, fuzzy skin and yellow to blush-pink tones—visually very close to apricots, especially when ripe and golden.
2. Loquat
Bright orange or yellow, oval to round, and about the size of an apricot. Its smooth, slightly glossy skin and clustered growth on branches can give it an apricot-like appearance at first glance.
3. Plumcot / Aprium / Pluot
These hybrid fruits often have the round or oval shape of an apricot with smooth skin and orange to reddish hues. Some varieties lean more apricot-like in both size and fuzziness, especially apriums.
4. Peach
Larger and fuzzier than apricots but similar in shape and skin tone—especially small or young yellow peaches can be mistaken for oversized apricots.
5. Nectarine
Smooth-skinned like apricots and close in size (smaller varieties), nectarines share the same golden-orange tones, often with a reddish blush.
6. Yellow Plums
These round or slightly oval plums with golden yellow skin resemble apricots, especially when they’re small and lack a strong plum aroma.
7. Mirabelle Plum
Tiny and round with smooth yellow to orange skin, the mirabelle plum looks like a miniature apricot, especially when fully ripe.
8. Japanese Persimmon (Fuyu type)
When small and unripe, the Fuyu persimmon has a similar orange color and squat round shape as an apricot, though it becomes more angular as it matures.
9. Ground Cherry (Cape Gooseberry / Physalis)
When removed from its papery husk, the fruit is round, smooth, and a deep orange color, much like a tiny apricot—though shinier and more translucent.
10. Medlar
Unripe medlars can look apricot-like with their round to oval shape and yellow-orange skin, though their texture is firmer and more leathery before softening completely.