Abstract: ‘Jingluohong’is a new apricot cultivar bred from the cross‘Luotuohuang’בHonghebao’. The fruit is oval-shaped with the ground color of yellow and some flush in the surface. The average fruit weight is 65.0 g，and the maximum is 78.4 g. The flesh is soft with medium amount of juice and fiber. The soluble solids，titratable acidity and total sugar content account for 13.7%，0.94% and 11.29%，respectively. The vitamin C content is 92.2 mg ? kg-1. The flavour is sweet with strong aroma. It is freestone with sweet kernel and early maturing. The fruit development period is about 59 d.

Key words: apricot, early maturing, cultivar