beamed lasers at it to map out the shape of the branches, and then fired pollen at the almond blossoms. The technology is a glimpse at what agriculture could look like in a world without bees.

The almond’s blossoms fell by the wayside Its buds unfolded ... speaks of evil that will come from the north and of his vision of almond branches and a steaming vessel that symbolize the ...

There are nine additional mentions of almonds or almond blossoms in the Hebrew Scriptures. In Christian iconography, almond branches symbolize the virgin birth. The seven-branch menorah (candelabra) ...