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🌱 Amygdalus - Samarkand Paper Almond

Buy Samarkand paper almond seeds, a rare and unique nut-bearing tree, known for its thin-shelled almonds. These seeds are perfect for gardeners looking to grow a historic and exotic tree.

🌿 Botanical 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 & Agrotechnics

• Sow seeds in spring or before winter, 8-10 cm deep, 10 cm apart, with a distance of 45-60 cm between furrows.
• Stratify the seeds by placing them in the vegetable drawer of the refrigerator for 3-4 months if sowing in spring.
• Germination temperature and time: The seeds will germinate the following year, in April.
• Soil type: Grows and bears fruit well in light clays and loams, as well as in ordinary chernozems, carbonate soils, and leached soils.
• Watering and fertilization: Water them, weed, and loosen the soil.
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 (-23°C to -18°C).

🗺️ Natural Growing Areas

Native range: Central Asia, specifically the Samarkand region. Climate zones: Temperate, continental. Typical habitats: Dry, well-drained soils. Altitude range: Up to 1,000 meters.

✨ Interesting Facts

The Samarkand paper almond has been cultivated for centuries, and its thin-shelled almonds were highly valued in ancient times. The tree is also used as a rootstock for other almond varieties.