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🌱 Prunus dulcis var. dulcis — Sweet almond, Uzbek Sweet Almond

Buy seeds of Prunus dulcis var. dulcis, a shrub or small tree native to Central Asia, known for its sweet almond fruit and valuable early spring honey production.

🌿 Botanical Description

Prunus dulcis var. dulcis is a deciduous shrub or small tree, 4-6 m tall, with a rounded crown. The petiolate, lanceolate leaves have a long, pointed tip. The solitary flowers, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, have white or light pink petals, numerous stamens, and a single pistil. The fruit is a dry, velvety-pubescent, oblong-round drupe with a leathery, green, fleshy, inedible pericarp. The pits are covered with small pits, sometimes with furrows, 2.5–3.5 cm long, and weigh 1–5 g.

🌾 Growing & Agrotechnics

• Sow seeds in spring or before winter, stratifying them in the refrigerator for 3–4 months if sowing in spring.
• Germination temperature and time: not specified.
• Soil type: light clays and loams, ordinary, carbonate, and leached chernozems.
• Watering and fertilization: not specified.
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 (-23°C to -18°C).

🗺️ Natural Growing Areas

Prunus dulcis var. dulcis is native to Central Asia, growing in light clays and loams, as well as in ordinary, carbonate, and leached chernozems. It thrives in USDA Hardiness Zone 6.

✨ Interesting Facts

Prunus dulcis var. dulcis is a valuable early spring honey plant, producing nectar and abundant pollen. It grows and bears fruit well in its native habitats. The seeds are sown in furrows 8-10 cm deep, spaced 10 cm apart, with a distance of 45-60 cm between furrows.

🌸 Pruning

When the seedlings reach 50-60 cm in height, side branches on the trunks below 10-12 cm from the surface should be cut off with pruning shears.