Narrative
Type = Almond. Per USDA Bulletin 1282, Almond Varieties in the United States, pg. 60-63: "Tree: Moderately spreading. Vigorous. Main branches - long,slender,tend to curve. Twigs - Usually rather short and slender. Lenticels - Numerous, vary in size, average large. Foliage - Rather dense. Leaves somewhat variable in size, shape, and width...shape ovate or elliptical-ovate. Petiole - Varies in diameter and length. Pale green on lower surface, light green on upper, tinged with red in autumn. Glands two to four, commonly three or four, small, elevated oval, grayish brown. glands on petiole near blade. Bearing habit - Erratic in bearing, especially as trees get old. Most nuts on wood 2 and 3 years old, but many also borne on laterals and on old wood. Nuts in pairs quite common. Buds free, very long, conical, tapering from base up, sharp pointed. Nut: Immature Nut - Shape irregular oval. Hull - Outer surface green, many times with pink splashes; turns yellowish as dehiscence proceeds; pubescence very abundant, short fine, gray, felty. Inner surface nearly white as it starts to dehisce, soon turning brown. Ripening date, August 8 to September 5, depending on season and locality. Hulled nut - Size average medium. Shape - Moderately plump; rather long ovate with straight dorsal side. Shell: Medium brown...just within the soft-shell class, frequently much harder. Pits numerous, deep, of varying sizes and shapes, but mostly small and round. Kernel - Size variable, averages medium. Shape plump,ovate. Pellicle dark brown, thick, tough; pubescence considerable, coarse, short; pellicle fold prominant..."