Apricot halves like the ears of cherubim.

A shoe made of apricot leather for the daughter of a czar.

Agriculture there has been damaged by the cutting of walnut, apricot, and mulberry trees for winter fuel, and by a failure to replant poplar, willow, and tamarisk the trees that hold fragile meadows in place. These sorts of trees can be restored, given a concerted campaign and investment in nurseries to produce local varieties.