Persimmon, apricots and nuts will soon grow in the north of Kazakhstan. Scientists intend to grow them in forests, but first as an experiment. Scientist and biologist Timur Zveryachenko ordered seeds of crops unusual for the region from different countries around the globe. He selected the varieties together with Canadian specialists who are approximately in the same climatic zone.
“These are relatives of the walnut, such as black walnut, butternut, and Mexican walnut. This is also American persimmon, which is frost-resistant, although its fruits are smaller than those of our Central Asian persimmon. It can withstand frosts down to minus 40 degrees. These are various types of frost-resistant hazelnuts of Russian selection, as well as Manchurian apricot, and its various varieties, which can also grow in our harsh climate,” said Timur Zveryachenko, Associate Professor at North Kazakhstan University.
According to the domestic scientist, these crops can bring maximum benefit. For example, the black walnut begins to bear fruit already in the sixth year, and the cost of one cubic meter of its wood on the world market reaches 2.5 million tenge (US$5,285). Zveryachenko plans to create a forest farm and improve the food productivity of forest areas.
Translation by Assem Zhanmukhanova
Editing by Galiya Khassenkhanova
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