Almonds are sweetly flavored nuts with a counter-balanced remnant of acceptable bitterness past. Almond trees are very easy to grow in a backyard garden, however, two separate cultivars must be planted for cross pollination in order to produce nuts. Ty Ty Nursery only sells grafted almond trees that produce sweetly flavored nuts. Almond trees are one of the earliest flowering trees in the spring,
and honeybees are essential for proper cross-pollination to take place as well as the presence of two separate almond cultivar pollinators. If you have any pollination or pruning procedure questions, the almond experts at Ty Ty Nursery will be happy to answer your questions on the phone. Ty Ty Nursery guarantees that your almond trees will live, if you plant them in the proper zone. Call us for the best zone information. Ungrafted wild almond tree seedlings produce almond nuts that are bitter to taste and can be toxic, and Ty Ty Nursery does not sell ungrafted wild almond tree seedlings, ever.
Almonds bloom earlier than any other nut tree, as early as February some years and continue until March. Bees are important for pollination in commercial orchards and two varieties are necessary for cross-pollination to be successful.
Nonpareil Almond Tree
Nonpareil is historically the best general purpose variety adapted to a wide range of soils and climates. The name in French is translated to "unparalleled." This is the most important commercial variety.
Plant an Almond Tree
Almond trees produce fruit which is commonly referred to as a nut, though it is technically a drupe similar to a cherry. Unlike true nuts, almonds develop a leatherly flesh outside of the shell, which is usually discarded.