Q: We want to plant a few fruit trees in our back yard. The man at the nursery told us that all their trees were “low chill” trees. Now, I’m wondering just what he meant by that. A: You were ...

The almond tree can grow up to 15 feet tall. The tree is known for its aromatic, white-pinkish flowers pollinated by honeybees and grows fruit called a drupe which resembles a peach or plum.

You can get several varieties of fruit on a single tree with grafting. Here’s what to know. While Luther Burbank experimented with plants at his home and garden in Santa Rosa, he did the bulk of ...

Alternatively, shaked may refer to the almond fruit/nut itself, and to the almond tree only in a borrowed sense – while luz refers directly to the almond tree. It seems that Avraham Even-Shoshan ...

The nectar of the almond tree produces an extraordinary and dangerous poison. This is the only known plant to have this poison in its flowers' nectar. A study carried out at the University of ...

A: Almond trees will grow in most of our southern California gardens as easily as any other tree. As long as your garden soil drains well and isn’t too shallow, an almond tree should grow well ...