The Almond Tree, the rod of Aaron.
Blossoms are pink and sometimes white, and the tree has been likened to a hoary-headed patriarch.
It belongs to the peach family, and its fruit is wrapped in a heavy covering, wrinkled and leathery, that encases the shell of the nut. The kernels are narrow and orange, becoming a rich creamy white when peeled. These are used universally to produce oil. One hundred and fourteen pounds of fruit will yield fifty pounds of oil. Apparently the almond was not grown in Egypt, for when famine was sore in the land, Jacob commanded his sons to journey there to ask help of the governor who was his own son Joseph.