Abstract: ‘Luxing 4’is an early-maturing apricot cultivar derived from the cross of‘Jintaiyang’בBadanshuixing’. The fruit is oval-shaped and the average fruit weight is 86.8 g. The ground color of fruit is yellow，with flush in the sunward surface. The flesh is golden，juicy，sour-sweet and aromatic，with 11.4%–13.5% soluble solids content and 95.2% edible part percentage，freestone and sweet kernel. It ripens in early-June in Tai’an，Shandong and the fruit development period is about 65 d.‘Luxing 4’is characterized by early fruit，high yield and high comprehensive quality.

Key words: apricot, early-maturing, cultivar