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Description:

An attractive fruit tree with showy pink to white flowers in late winter to spring followed by edible nuts that are widely used commercially; quite ornamental; a self-fertile variety that works as a pollinator for others; great for smaller home landscapes

Edible Qualities

All-In-One Almond is a small tree that is commonly grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. It produces coppery-bronze oval seeds in soft shells with tan overtones and white flesh which are harvested from early to mid fall. The seeds have a mild taste with a hard texture and a distinctive fragrance.

The seeds are most often used in the following ways:

• Fresh Eating
• Eating When Cooked/Prepared
• Cooking
• Baking

Features & Attributes

All-In-One Almond features showy clusters of fragrant white flowers with scarlet eyes and pink anthers along the branches from late winter to early spring, which emerge from distinctive shell pink flower buds before the leaves. It has green deciduous foliage. The pointy leaves turn yellow and orange in fall.

This is a deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Messy
• Insects
• Disease

Aside from its primary use as an edible, All-In-One Almond is sutiable for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Shade
• Hedges/Screening
• Orchard/Edible Landscaping

Planting & Growing

All-In-One Almond will grow to be about 15 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more. This is a self-pollinating variety, so it doesn't require a second plant nearby to set fruit.

This tree is quite ornamental as well as edible, and is as much at home in a landscape or flower garden as it is in a designated edibles garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in sandy soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.