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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...