Batam tree.

Batam tree: five to six feet long, five feet tall, broad leaves like peach, blooming in March, white. The flowers fall and are strong, shaped like a peach, but the shape is biased, so it is called a peach. The meat is astringent and the kernel is sweet, so it is prized by all the countries in the Western Regions. Batam, also known as Badam or Badan apricot, is also commonly known as thin-shell almond (but it is not an almond but a type of walnut). It is the most cherished dried fruit by the Uyghur people in Xinjiang. It is mainly produced in Shufu, the Kashgar oasis south of the Tianshan Mountains. , Yingjisha, Yarkand, Yecheng and other counties. It has many aliases. In ancient times, badam was called almond, flat walnut, and badam tree, and it was also called badam. Transliteration words for Wei.

The Batan wood walnut variety has small and oblate fruit, and the pulp is inedible. The main food is the kernel of the fruit. The national recommended standard is called "Almond". According to plant taxonomy, almonds are not apricots, but plants of the subgenus Amygdalus in the genus Peach. The fruits of almonds are small, oblate, and the flesh is dry and juiceless and cannot be eaten. The kernels of almonds are mainly eaten. The kernel taste is better than that of walnuts and almonds, and it has a special flavor. Sweet flavor.