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Gablits on almond trees
12022-06-30T12:54:21-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f592plain2022-06-30T13:00:29-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Found in gardens around Bahcesaray along the Alma River, along the Kacha, in some coastal gardens, and in the area around Yenikale. They are rare. "Tatars attached a low value to them" and invested little energy in their cultivation. "It would be advantageous, however, to cultivate the best sort - the kind grown in Persia, which has a shell soft enough to be peeled with one's fingers and a nut that is tasty and sweet." (see page 75)
