Dec. 13—Wind doesn't necessarily harm almond trees. Neither does rain. But put them together in the wrong sequence, and look out! Local growers were counting their blessings Monday after escaping the ...

Today's Video of the Day is a performance of Hannah Peel's The Almond Tree, arranged by Oliver Pashley, by The Hermes ...

Nonpareil almonds fetch the highest price in California, but the new Yorizane variety are self-pollinating. (Photo: ARS) A new variety of almond that does not rely on bees or an adjacent, different ...

In late winter, David Bradshaw walks the rows of blossoming almond trees in California’s San Joaquin Valley listening to the hum of his honey bees at work. Some swoop to the base of the flower aiming ...

OF WAYS. REPORTER: ON THIS TEST PLOT OF 20 ACRES IN SALIDA, THERE ARE MANY ALMOND TREES BEING GROWN AND STUDIED. >> PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY WOULD BE THE TWO INTUITIONS ON A GROWERS MIND. YOU WANT TO ...

CHICO — It’s an early bloom boom this almond season. Almond trees are blooming this week in Chico, opening up their flowers slightly earlier than normal leaving buds vulnerable to cold temperatures.

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 ...

Wood chips from recycled almond trees are spread across an orchard in California's Stanislaus County. (Brent Holtz, UCANR) Recycling trees onsite can sequester carbon, save water and increase crop ...

Northern California is brimming with both well-known attractions and off-the-beaten-path gems, like the San Francisco Bay Area, the otherworldly trees of Redwood National Park, and the secret white ...

Each year, the almond's popularity grows exponentially. From almond butter to almond milk, almond paste to raw almonds to snack on: Almonds are so popular that they were California's no. 1 ...