The fruit of almond.

Almond is the fruit of almond, also called almond, but it is not an almond tree. It is a perennial deciduous small tree with a height of about 2-6 meters. The shape of its fruit is oblique oval or oblong oval, relatively flat, with a length of about 3-4.3 cm and a diameter of about 2-3 cm. The fruit grows and matures in July-August. When mature, the fruit will split and the almond will be inside.

Badam (Badam, Badam) is the name of Xinjiang Uyghur. It is named after the Persian word Badam. Its fruit is called Badam, and its scientific name is Amygdalus communis L. The tree of the genus Amygdalus (Amygdalus L.), subfamily Prunoideae (Rosaceae), is a famous woody oil tree and dry fruit tree species in the world. Almond is an ancient cultivated species in the world and evolved from wild species. The cultivation history of almonds in my country has been more than 1,300 years, and there are 7 species and 10 varieties of almonds distributed in my country. The large-scale production of almonds in my country is mainly concentrated in the Kashgar Hotan area of ??Xinjiang. There are 3 species, 5 variants, and more than 40 varieties (lines). Its total output has been ranked first among the four major dried fruits in Xinjiang for many years, and its quality exceeds that of foreign varieties. Almond has extremely high nutritional value and is a rare nourishing product. It is known as the "holy fruit". More than 60% of Uyghur ethnic medicine formulas contain it, and it can also be used as a raw material for a variety of processed foods.