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Breda apricot
12022-07-01T09:11:58-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f599The Breda (top image) is an old variety from Africa via Holland, wildly popular in Hungary, but ranked in last place among the 25 apricot varieties recommended for cultivation in Crimea because of its low market value. [The breda was also known as the "pineapple apricot" (ананасный апбрикос) or the "almond apricot" because of the softness and flavor of its seed.]plain2022-07-12T14:59:45-04:001883 - 1906Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 4, no. 100Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
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Five entries in the master list of Crimean trees do not appear in the garden registers of 1793. What is this "master list" you ask?
Karl Gablits composed the list and published it as part of his Physical Description of Tavrida Province in 1785. The list of fruit-bearing trees (he composed a separate list of decorative trees) contains twenty-one entries. Sixteen appear in the garden registers of 1793 and therefore in the Glorious Glossary of (Fruit) Trees.
So which trees disappeared?
#1: The Apricot (абрикос; Prunus Armeniaca) Gablits describes the apricot as likewise ubiquitous, especially around Staryi Krym and Sudak. #2: The Pomegranate (гранат; Punica granatus) Gablits admits that this one is more particular, growing only in the coastal gardens of the south, though they grow wild in the forests as well. The pomegranate is known for its medicinal properties. Any good apothecary would be pleased to get his hands on some. #3: The Red Currant (красная смородина; Ribes rubrum) These are found only at Bahcesaray, though they grow there in large numbers. #4: The Cornelian Cherry (кизил; Cornus mascula) Gablits claims it is absolutely everywhere: in every garden, in every forest, on every mountain. #5: The Hackberry (каркас; Celtis orientalis) Gablits tell us it thrives from Balaklava to Yalta and is happiest on stony southern ground. The berries have medicinal properties.