Almonds in Farmstead World — crop in the game, and what it is on a real farm.
The almond is the seed of a stone fruit in the rose family, a close relative of the peach and the plum, and its white blossom opens earlier than almost any other orchard tree.
The fuzzy green hull dries and splits as the fruit ripens, exposing the hard shell that holds the kernel people eat.
Farm facts about almonds
Almonds are the seed of a stone fruit in the rose family, related to peaches and plums, and the tree's white blossom is one of the earliest of spring. (en.wikipedia.org)
An almond is not a true nut but a drupe kernel: the fuzzy green hull dries and splits open to reveal the hard shell inside. (en.wikipedia.org)
Almond trees bloom in winter and depend on honeybees brought in by the hive to set a crop, which is why growers and beekeepers work so closely. (en.wikipedia.org)
California's 1.4 million acres of almonds need over 2 million honey bee colonies each bloom — about three-quarters of all US commercial hives truck in for it. (farmdocdaily.illinois.edu)
Pollination service now earns US beekeepers more than honey does, with the almond bloom the biggest check of the year. (ers.usda.gov)