Almond harvest occurs in autumn, from July to August.

Almonds will mature in early autumn, the shell will crack in July, and the almond shell will be exposed from the end of July to August, which allows the almond kernels to be dried and harvested. At that time the shell completely cracked. Almond trees like high temperatures and long sunshine, and Xinjiang is just right for its cultivation. It has a large temperature difference between morning and evening, long sunshine, and drought. The fruits grown here have a strong fragrance.

Almond is the fruit of Prunus in the Rosaceae family. It is mainly produced in California, USA. In China, it is mainly produced in Xinjiang. The almond tree has an open posture and curved branches. The annual branches are green and thin, and the perennial branches are gray-white. The kernels are plump, wrinkle-free, bright and shiny in color, and the kernels are rich, crispy and sweet, without astringent taste.

Variety of almonds

1. Soft-shelled sweet nuts

The nuts are many and small, and the drupes have papery or soft skin, and the shell fibers fall off naturally. The shell thickness is 0.06 cm to 0.1 cm, the kernel yield is 50% to 77%, the yield is small, it matures in August, and the economic value is high.

2. Thin-shell sweet kernels

The nuts are large, the core shell is 0.11 to 0.15 cm thin, the kernel yield rate is 37.6% to 53.7%, the fruit matures in August, and the yield is medium to small.

3. Medium-shell sweet kernels

Nuts mostly have large shells with a thickness of 0.16 to 0.25 cm, a kernel yield of 25.0% to 49.0%, and a high yield.

4. Thick-shelled sweet kernels

Nuts are mostly large-fruited, with a shell thickness of more than 0.26 cm, low kernel yield, and high yield.

5. Medicinal almonds

The kernels are bitter, the nuts are large, and the shell thickness is 0.05 cm to 0.14 cm. The kernel yield rate is generally 50% to 80%. It matures early and has high yield.