Seeds of Almond Samarkand (Amygdalus) — 10 pcs

Samarkand paper almond (Latin: Amygdalus).

Description:
A shrub (rarely a small tree) up to 5 m tall, with a dense, rounded crown.

The leaves are petiolate, lanceolate, with a long, pointed tip.

The flowers are solitary, small, with white or light pink petals. It blooms in late March to early April.

The fruit is a dry, velvety, oval drupe with a leathery, green, fleshy, inedible pericarp. The shell is thin, "papery." The kernel is sweet, oily, white, about 4 cm long, with a rough, dark brown skin.

Growing conditions:
Grows and bears fruit well in light clays and loams, as well as in ordinary chernozems, carbonate soils, and leached soils.

USDA Hardiness Zone:
6 (-23°C to -18°C).

Growing from seeds:
Sow seeds in spring or before winter. If you decide to sow almonds in spring, you need to stratify the seeds by placing them in the vegetable drawer of the refrigerator for 3-4 months. Sow almond seeds in furrows 8-10 cm deep, 10 cm apart, with a distance of 45-60 cm between furrows. The seeds will germinate the following year, in April, and you will need to water them, weed, and loosen the soil. In July, when the seedlings reach a height of 50-60 cm, side branches on the trunks below 10-12 cm above ground level should be cut off with pruning shears. At this point, the seedling's trunk thickness at the root collar approaches 1 cm, meaning the tree can now be used as a rootstock, but first it must be transplanted to its permanent location and allowed to establish.