An international team led by researchers has sequenced the genome of the almond tree and compared it to that of its closest relative, the peach tree. The most substantive differences between these ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. Beekeepers flock from all over the country to California every February and March to watch billions of honeybees buzz around the state's almond trees.

Humans have been eating peaches and almonds for thousands of years. Although at first sight the products of these trees may seem to be very different, both species are part of the Prunus genus, and ...

Young almond orchards face numerous biotic stressors during their early growth stages, particularly when replanted in areas where old stone fruit orchards once stood. Among these challenges is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stanislaus County's finest floral display, the almond bloom, has brightened the winter landscape once again. The flowers last from ...

Almond trees might not be your first thought when looking for plants to grow in containers, but these spring-blooming trees ...

Pruning almond trees is a key part of maintenance that encourages a strong structure, keeps trees healthy, and helps them produce fruits, those which contain the tasty nuts. It does, however, have a ...

Recycling trees onsite can sequester carbon, save water and increase crop yields, making it a climate-smart practice for California’s irrigated almond orchards, finds a study from the University of ...

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 Haifa ...

Biplane cropduster applying fungicide to almond trees near Brooks, California. It seems like almost everyone I know started feeling guilty over almond milk since a rash of headlines blaming almonds, ...