Apricots flourished throughout the Islamic dominions. The Moors, who conquered Spain, planted apricots in Granada. Syria was another bastion of the fruit. In the garden oasis outside Damascus, the 19th century English naturalist Canon Henry Baker Tristram wrote, "The great apricot-trees were laden and bent down under strings of ripe, golden fruit. The lanes were strewn with apricots. Asses, mules, and camels in long strings carried heaped panniers of these 'golden apples.' " #flowergardener #flowergardenofinstagram #timelapsed #flowerloves #flowerlovers_on_insta #flowerslover #natureshooters #blooming #apricot #apricotflower #goldenapples