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Chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
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 Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 11:18 am Post subject: Almond tree? |
 
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Could I plant an almond tree and it produce actual almonds? I'm in the soft south - Somerset. On sandy, well drained soil. |
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Depends, all the really good (true almond) varieties don't fruit here (well, not in Essex) the ones (peach x almond crosses) like Robijn and Ingrid that do taste bitter like marzipan, and suffer a little from peach leaf curl |
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 11:45 am Post subject: |
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But they do flower really early. |
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 11:49 am Post subject: |
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Bear in mind that a single nut tree (any type) without protection will be totally stripped of nuts by birds and squirrels |
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Slim
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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Location: New England (In the US of A)
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 11:53 am Post subject: |
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Is there not a risk of cyanide with crosses?
I thought one of the reasons to go with an established cultivar is the knowledge that you won't poison yourself? |
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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There are peach almond crosses sold commercially, notably ingrid and robijn |
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Chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35904
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you. I will do some googling about sizes etc.. Flowers would be lovely ... nuts even nicer. I fail to net my hazelnut every year  |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15038
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 17 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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If it doesn't work out, you could try grafting on other varieties. |
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Chez
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35904
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 17 5:44 am Post subject: |
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Nice idea, but I don't have the headspace atm ... just need things that will grow with a relative amount of ease. I didnt even know that was an option though, so thanks, more googling needed |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 17 9:43 am Post subject: |
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| Chez wrote: |
| Nice idea, but I don't have the headspace atm ... |
'Sall right: you wouldn't want to be doing it just yet.  |
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Shan
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
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Location: South Wales
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 17 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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What about walnuts? Don't they grow easier here? |
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 17 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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Big tree though |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 17 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| tahir wrote: |
| Big tree though |
Only if you let it. |
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27, 17 7:24 am Post subject: |
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How do you not let it? They don't come on dwarfing rootstocks and they don't really like being pruned |
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Hairyloon
Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 27, 17 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| tahir wrote: |
| How do you not let it? They don't come on dwarfing rootstocks and they don't really like being pruned |
They don't like hard pruning, so little and often. |
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