How to grow almond
Prunus dulcis
When to plant almond
Utah State Extension says to buy bare-root almond trees in early spring (or potted trees later in the season) and plant promptly, keeping the graft union 2 to 3 inches above the final soil line. Almonds bloom very early, so an early-spring planting of dormant stock lets roots establish before bloom.
Almond is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
Common problems
- spring frost bloom damage
- winter injury
- coryneum blight
- peach twig borer
- peachtree borer
- spider mites
- poor pollination needs second cultivar
Sources
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