THE PERSPECTIVES OF USING OF THE ALMONDS ORDINARY (AMYGDALUS COMMUNIS L.) IN THE FOREST-STEPPE ZONE OF UKRAINE

The matter of the introduction of the almond ordinary is considered in the Khorol Botanical Garden and the possibility of its spread is substantiated in the forest-steppe zone of Ukraine. The information is brought about the biological characteristics of species, the introductions history, contemporary selection of introduced promising varieties. It was determined that the weather conditions of the forest steppes of Ukraine are favorable for the full seasonal development of the almond ordinary in the early years of growth. The seedlings of the almond ordinary with the better core entered the generative phase of the development at the age of three indicating a high degree of the adaptation of species to the new conditions of growth.