Has the almond tree developed a unique way of drawing potential pollinators? A group of researchers in Israel speculate that the toxin called amygdalin that is found in almond tree nectar is in fact ...

Pruning almond trees is an essential practice for any home gardener looking to ensure healthy trees and maximize nut production. With the right techniques and timing, you can help your almond trees ...

Almond trees might not be your first thought when looking for plants to grow in containers, but these spring-blooming trees ...

An international team led by researchers has sequenced the genome of the almond tree and compared it to that of its closest relative, the peach tree. The most substantive differences between these ...

Many almond growers are gambling that self-fertile almond trees will save enough from a reduced need for bees — and the ability to uniformly harvest and manage orchards of a single variety — to ...

Q: We have two almond trees and since they produce nuts we assume that one is male and the other one female, although we do not know which is which. However, one tree bears almost no nuts. I just ...

Ben Barra farms 18 acres of Independence almonds southwest of Fresno, Calif. He says this will be his last foray into farming. Beekeepers flock from all over the country to California every February ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stanislaus County’s finest floral display, the almond bloom, has brightened the winter landscape once again. The flowers last from ...

Almond farmers are thrilled to see their trees blooming, but this sensitive period is extremely important for this year's harvest. Almond trees are typically in bloom for about a two week period, and ...

An overgrown and abandoned almond orchard lies next to an almond orchard that is carefully looked after near Alcalalí, a town in the province of Alicante, Spain. The lethal Xylella fastidiosa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 5—It's almost a shame to bring up with so many beekeepers in town for the annual bloom, but it looks like Kern County's ...

(FOX40.COM) — Almond growing requires constant work, monitoring irrigation, weed control, and pest management. But, in ...