• The village of Kan is covered in apricot blossoms. Oman News Agency
    The village of Kan is covered in apricot blossoms. Oman News Agency
  • The apricot trees are covered in white blossoms until the beginning of March of each year. Oman News Agency
    The apricot trees are covered in white blossoms until the beginning of March of each year. Oman News Agency
  • The village of Kan in the Wilayat of Nakhl in the Governorate of South Al-Batinah. Oman News Agency
    The village of Kan in the Wilayat of Nakhl in the Governorate of South Al-Batinah. Oman News Agency
  • Apricot trees are covered in white blossoms the beginning of March of each year. Oman News Agency
    Apricot trees are covered in white blossoms the beginning of March of each year. Oman News Agency
  • The village of Kan in the Wilayat of Nakhl in the Governorate of South Al-Batinah. Oman News Agency
    The village of Kan in the Wilayat of Nakhl in the Governorate of South Al-Batinah. Oman News Agency
  • Apricot trees grow well in the mountainous areas of Oman. Oman News Agency
    Apricot trees grow well in the mountainous areas of Oman. Oman News Agency
  • The apricot trees start the dormant season and the leaves fall in the beginning of December every year and the flowering phase begins from the beginning of February. Oman News Agency
    The apricot trees start the dormant season and the leaves fall in the beginning of December every year and the flowering phase begins from the beginning of February. Oman News Agency
  • Apricot trees need special care to produce their fruit. Oman News Agency
    Apricot trees need special care to produce their fruit. Oman News Agency
  • The village of Kan in the Wilayat of Nakhl in the Governorate of South Al-Batinah these days witnesses the apricot blossoms in a beautiful and picturesque season that attracts attention, as the apricot trees are covered in white, and the season continues until the beginning of March of each year. courtesy: Oman News Agency
    The village of Kan in the Wilayat of Nakhl in the Governorate of South Al-Batinah these days witnesses the apricot blossoms in a beautiful and picturesque season that attracts attention, as the apricot trees are covered in white, and the season continues until the beginning of March of each year. courtesy: Oman News Agency

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Oman's apricot trees bloom in the mountains – in pictures

Nakhl in the Governorate of South Al Batinah has great conditions for growing apricots

The National

February 25, 2021

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The village of Kan, in the mountainous governorate of Oman's Al Batinah region is in bloom as hundreds of apricot trees blossom.

The area, cool in winter and moderately warm in summer creates good conditions for growing the fruit, giving local farmers an income stream.

The trees begin flowering in February and begin to bear fruit in April.

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