Almond trees might not be your first thought when looking for plants to grow in containers, but these spring-blooming trees deserve more attention. Even in small and compact spaces, it is possible to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When he's at work in local almond orchards, passers-by often stop to ask Hank Gorman whether the property owner know he's knocking over their trees. And every time he gives the same answer: "The ...

As the summer months approach and temperatures soar, finding natural remedies to beat the heat becomes essential. One such traditional remedy is badam pisin, also known as almond gum. This natural ...