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 ...

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 ...

During this time of year, Jewish children around the world can be heard singing ”Hashkediah Porachat” This popular song written in the 1930s by educator and poet Yisrael Dushman, highlights the ...

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 ...

Almond trees are typically in bloom for about a two week period, and sets the stage for the entire season's harvest. Ideally, there would quiet weather without rain or windy conditions that could ...

ALCALALÍ, Spain (CN) — A lethal Central American plant disease devastating olive trees in southern Italy is now killing almond trees in southern Spain, a serious development for an outbreak ...

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The almond tree and the peach tree are two well-known species, since human beings have been eating their fruit (peach) or seed (almond) for thousands of years. Although at first sight the products of ...

Social media wellness influencers are attacking almonds for their oxalate content, saying that the nut is toxic and causes health problems. Here’s the truth.

Trees in soggy almond orchards got a push from heavy winds this weekend, and many of them ended up horizontal. Darin Titus, field manager for Hart Farms in Orland, said his Monday was spent counting ...

The government has been ordered to stop allowing landowners to harvest endangered almond trees. The mountain almond, known also as the tonka bean wood, or almendro amarilloin Spanish, is listed as ...