In this article, we will talk about what is almond, how it’s harvested, their varieties, and types, and of course the price differences for different varieties.
intruction Almond
A native tree species in Iran and its neighboring countries, especially in the Levant, is the almond.
The edible and widely grown seeds of this tree are also called almonds.
It belongs to the subgenus Amygdalus of the genus Prunus, which is distinguished from the other subgenera by the ripples on the shell (endocarp) surrounding the seed.
This subgenus includes the peach.
The almond fruit is a drupe having an outer shell and a hard shell containing a non-nut seed inside.
Removing the shell of an almond to expose the seeds is called shelling.
You can buy almonds with or without shells.
features Almond Varieties
Most people don’t know how many varieties of almond is there.
Almonds are well-known nuts in the world and they are very beneficial for our bodies.
There are two varieties of almonds, sweet and bitter.
Sweet almonds are widely grown in some favorable areas, but the nut harvest is unpredictable in areas where frost is likely during flowering.
Although California produces more than 25 different varieties of almonds, Marcona and Valencia almonds are imported from Spain and Ferragni from Greece.
Small plantings, mostly for family use, transplanting trees with other crops, differences in age, condition, and bearing capacity of individual trees, and manual labor, often using primitive tools, were characteristic features of Old World almond production.
With huge orchards containing at least three types of trees of the same age, modern almond farmers are often more industrial.
Many growers have to borrow honey bees to pollinate their trees during flowering, and mechanical tree shakers are often used to speed harvest.
There are two types: bitter almonds and sweet almonds (P.Dulciss,Dulciss variation) (P.Dulciss,Amaraa variation).
Common edible sweet almonds are eaten as a nut, used in cooking, or used to make almond flour or butter.
Hydrocyanic acid must be removed from bitter almond oil before it can be used to produce aromatic extracts for dishes and liqueurs.
Bitter and sweet almonds are chemically identical.
advantages Almond Varieties
Both varieties contain the enzyme emulsion, which produces glucose in the presence of water, and both contain 35 to 55 percent fixed oils (non-volatile oils).
Bitter almond oil contains benzaldehyde and hydrocyanic acid, while sweet almond oil contains only trace amounts of amygdalin.
- Almonds in a California paper bowl
Medium to large flat nuts with a paper-like shell is reportedly manufactured by the California Paper Shell Minmond Company.
In the 1880s, this tree was born in California.
It reliably delivers abundant crops of small grains.
This tree is not that difficult to train and prune.
It can be pollinated with paper cup California almond trees including Carmel, Price, Ne Plus Ultra, and others.
- Almond Livingston
Livingston almonds produce tightly sealed, medium-sized kernels with a thin shell.
This tree, which has varieties such as Padre and Butte, blooms about five days after Nonpareil.
It also reaches maturity much earlier than Padre and Butte - about 10 days after nonpareil.
conclusion Almond Varieties
The medium to large Livingston almond tree has an upright environment and a significant annual yield.
- Mission Almond
Mission Lush late blooming almond tree.
It produces short, mature seeds with an incredibly hard shell.
This tree cannot reproduce itself, so it must be cross-pollinated.
Other varieties of almonds such as Price, Carmel, All-In-One, and Nonpareil can cross with it.
Grows well in clay, loamy, and sandy soils and in direct sunlight.
- Father Mandel
Padre Almond flowers five days after Nonpareil and reaches maturity about 23 days after Nonpareil, as does Butte.
The upright Padre almond tree has medium to small pitted almonds with a hard, nicely closed shell.
This tree grows prolifically and grows well in full sun with well-drained soil.
- Ruby Almond
Ruby Almond blooms about eight days after Nonpareil.
In addition, it allows for a late harvest of plants that mature about 31 days after nonpareil almonds.
It produces plump, medium to tiny kernels and grows in neatly sealed semi-hard shells.
A high-yielding, somewhat vigorous ruby almond tree, it prefers an upright growing medium.
- Almond Thompson
Five to seven days after the flowering of Nonpareil almond trees, Thompson almond trees bloom.
Numerous varieties of almond trees can interbreed with these trees, including butte, fritz, padre, and ruby almonds.
About 15-20 days after Nonpareil almond trees, Thompson's almonds are ready to be harvested.
The tonsils on this tree are quite difficult to remove.
Thompson's almonds are quite prone to peach twig and non-infectious bud dieback.
