In countries where winters are warm and summers are long, almonds are considered a not at all picky crop. It is more difficult to grow it in mid-latitudes, but I still decided to do it. It blooms very beautifully and unusually for our region. Each bush is like a white or pink cloud. And homegrown almond nuts are nice to chew on.
The crop belongs to the plum genus, to the rose family. It is a tree or bush 1-8 m high, on which in reality grow not nuts, as they say, but stone fruits.
The kernels of the seeds are eaten. But only sweet almonds. Bitter almonds are grown mainly for decorative and industrial purposes.
Lush flowering plants lasts 1.5-3 weeks. Then oblong, pointed leaves and rounded fruits, covered with fluff, appear. At the end of summer, the pericarps dry out, open slightly, and large seeds can be seen inside them (up to 4 cm in length and weighing up to 5 g). The crop grows in one place without transplantation for up to 130 years!
The kernels of edible almond seeds taste sweetish, with a spicy bitterness and a peculiar aroma. They are eaten dried, fried, and used to make sweets, cakes, drinks, and as a seasoning for various dishes.
It is believed that almonds are good for bones, hair, and nails. They improve vision, mental activity, relieve migraines and insomnia. Almond oil taken orally for cardiovascular diseases, flatulence. They lubricate the throat with sore throat and shallow wounds, and use it for cosmetic purposes.
For Central Russian latitudes, purchase frost-resistant almond seedlings. This decorative varieties almonds (pictured below): Snezhana, Assol, Joy, Pink Fog, Dream, Anyuta.
And also varieties of almonds with edible fruits: Dessert, Primorsky, Paper-corpus, Nikitsky.
The best time to plant almonds is late in the fall. The crop loves sandy or loamy soils. Choose a place for it that is dry, bright, and protected from the winds. Place at least 2 plants of mutually pollinating varieties nearby at a distance of 2-3 m from each other. Place drainage made of crushed stone or broken brick at the bottom of the planting holes, sprinkle it with a layer of sand up to 10 cm. Add half a bucket of manure and 50 g of superphosphate. Mulch the root circles with peat.
The easiest way to propagate the crop is by root suckers. But you can also use seeds. The seeds are planted in the garden before winter. For spring planting, they are stratified - placed in damp sawdust and kept in the refrigerator for 3-4 months. Seedlings that have grown to 30 cm are planted in permanent places. They begin to bloom after 2-8 years.
Green cuttings 15-20 cm long are also used for propagation. They must be kept in a root-forming solution for 15-16 hours, and then placed in a substrate of sand and peat (1:1), covered with a plastic bag. They take root within 1-3 months, after which the plants are planted in open ground. Almonds are also grafted onto bird cherry, cherry plum, plum and sloe rootstocks.
Water the crop moderately. Fertilize the plants in the spring with a solution: 20 g of saltpeter, 10 g of urea and 1 kg of mullein per 10-liter bucket of water. And in the fall, plant 20 g of potassium sulfate and superphosphate into the soil under them.
Before flowering is carried out sanitary pruning with the removal of branches older than 7 years. After flowering, formative pruning is done, shortening annual shoots by 1/3. (In our climate, I try to form crowns in the form of bushes.) At the end of summer, the apical buds are cut off to stimulate lignification of the shoots and prevent them from freezing in the winter cold.
I insulate almonds for winter by tying the bushes and wrapping them in 2 layers of non-woven material. Since it blooms early, I use smoke, spraying or covering material to protect the flowers from frost.
Almond tree at correct landing and proper care, every spring it will bloom profusely and decorate the garden when the rest of the plants are still sleeping. Blooms in April or early May. Its branches are literally strewn with pink or white-pink flowers, exuding a unique aroma. If you plant several almond trees nearby different varieties, then at the end of summer it will be possible to collect the fruits, inside of which there is an edible, tasty seed.
Almond is a tree up to 6 meters high or a spreading shrub up to 3 meters in height. It begins to bloom early; in regions with warm climates, flowers appear as early as March, in middle lane– in April or early May. Flowers appear on the branches first, and after they fall off, leaves appear. There are so many flowers on the shoots that the almond tree in spring looks like pink fireworks. The diameter of each flower is 2.5 cm and consists of five petals.
There are two types of almonds:
The first fruits appear 4–6 years after planting, and abundant fruiting occurs after 10 years. IN favorable conditions it lasts up to 50-60 years. Almond is a long-lived tree; its maximum age can be 120 years.
Fruits set only with cross-pollination. Required condition– trees must be of different varieties and bloom at the same time. They are planted at a distance of 3-5 meters from each other. Pollinators are bees or other insects. Almond is a honey plant.
The almond tree is sun-loving. Growing it in a shaded place results in poor flowering.
The root system has several skeletal branches that go deep into the soil. This makes the plant drought-resistant. It does not tolerate stagnant water at the roots; the soil must be drained, loose, and breathable. Outdoor cultivation should be carried out in a place protected from winds and drafts. Almonds grow well on rocky soils with a high content of calcium and lime. Planting on acidic or saline soils is unacceptable - the tree may die.
Almonds are a heat-loving plant. Cold-resistant species have been bred for cultivation in regions with cold winters.
All these types are decorative. Their bones are inedible and can cause severe poisoning.
Seedlings grafted onto sloe or cherry plum are considered resistant to cold.
Steppe almonds are considered the most winter-hardy. This low growing shrub, its height does not exceed 1.5 meters. The branches are erect, the bark is gray-red. The steppe species is interesting because its pericarp is pubescent, as if covered with felt. The fruits decorate the branches all autumn.
The steppe species has a lot of root shoots, which are used for its propagation. Only sanitary pruning is required, which is carried out in early spring. This type undemanding to the soil, tolerates polluted air, easily withstands drought - it requires minimal care. It is used for landscaping streets and courtyards in the city.
One of the common three-lobed varieties is “Pink Foam.” It has beautiful large double flowers of pink, crimson or purple color. The root system of this variety is superficial and highly branched. The “Pink Foam” variety is suitable for strengthening slopes and artificial embankments.
Almonds are planted in prepared holes:
The root collar is left 1-2 cm above the soil level.
The soil mixture consists of 5 kg of humus or compost, 500 grams of superphosphate, 250 grams of lime and small quantity river sand.
If you plan to grow several almond trees, then holes are dug at a distance of 5 meters from each other.
Preferably autumn planting seedlings, this guarantees their survival.
At spring planting The roots of the seedling must be smeared with a clay mash. This will retain moisture and prevent the plant from drying out. The tree trunk circle must be mulched, but the root collar should not be covered with mulch. Caring for a planted tree involves constant watering. Until the almonds take root, it is important to keep the soil moist. At the same time, you should not flood it: if it is too damp, the roots may rot.
Caring for an almond tree is not difficult, but should be done regularly, especially in the first few years after planting.
Care includes the following activities:
Sanitary pruning is carried out after the snow melts. Cut out all broken, frozen branches. Formative pruning is carried out immediately after the flowers fall off. Remove branches that grow deep into the tree, cross each other and thicken the crown too much.
Old trees sometimes need rejuvenating pruning. In this case, all branches are cut off, leaving a stump. After some time it will be overgrown with young shoots.
In regions with cold winters, care includes preparing the almond tree for winter. To do this, in the second half of summer, buds are removed from the tops of the shoots. This accelerates the lignification of green young shoots and makes them resistant to frost. In cold winters, you need to throw agrofibre over the almond bush and press the ends of the cloth tightly to the ground.
The almond tree can be propagated by seeds, layering, grafting or shoots.
Growing almonds using the above methods is the most effective. Rooting occurs quickly, and all the characteristics of the mother plant are transferred to the seedling.
The grafting method is more complex, and inexperienced gardeners do not always succeed on the first try. Growing almonds from seeds takes a long time. Seed stratification and germination in a separate bed are required. Transplant to permanent place Only three-year-old seedlings are allowed. Maternal characteristics are not always transmitted when propagated by seeds.
Suitable for growing in regions with cold winters decorative types almonds They winter well, recover quickly after freezing, and in early spring they become garden favorites.
Almonds are not only aromatic and healthy nuts. It is also a profusely flowering ornamental shrub, striking with its delightful fragrant flowers V spring time. Having seen almond blossoms, many people want to have a tree on their site. Growing and caring for it is quite simple, but many varieties bred in our time are not frost-resistant and, as a rule, freeze out in the first year of planting. You will learn about how almonds grow and how to choose a variety that is suitable for your climate zone in this article. As always, the text is complemented by colorful photos.
Almond is a fairly frost-resistant tree. However, due to early flowering in spring, most flower buds It freezes in the middle zone. As a result, get bountiful harvest You won't be able to from every tree. Many modern cultivars, bred in our time by breeders, have a long period of generation of fruit buds and rather late flowering. This guarantees fruit production.
Important! When choosing an almond seedling, always check with the seller whether the tree is adapted to your climate zone.
The following varieties have the best fertility and frost resistance in the middle zone:
Almond seedlings are planted in autumn or spring, in groups of 3-4 trees at a distance of at least 3 m from each other. As a rule, annual grafted bushes are used.
Important! Almonds are self-sterile, that is, to obtain the fruit you will need 2 trees of different varieties.
Choose a sunny place for planting, on a small hill, protected from the influence of northern winds. Original “amphitheatres” open on the south side are perfect.
Prepare a planting hole measuring 50 x 70 and 60 cm deep, add 5-6 kg of rotted manure mixed with 0.5 kg of superphosphate, and 200-300 g of lime or dolomite flour. Bury the seedling to the grafting site. After planting, it is recommended to water the trees abundantly at the rate of 10 liters per seedling.
Planting an almond tree
In the first year after planting, the young growth does not give a very significant increase, since at this time recovery is underway root system damaged as a result of transplantation. The tree will require regular watering (every 10-15 days) and periodic loosening of the soil trunk circle. IN further care behind a tree is quite simple, but you should adhere to the following rules:
Almond seedling
Almonds, like all nut trees, need proper regular feeding. They are held every two weeks in spring and summer.
Young plants are fed with fertilizers containing more nitrogen and potassium. Under mature trees apply nutrient solutions from manure and ammonium nitrate(per 10 liters of water 1 kg of manure and 20 g of saltpeter). In early spring, fertilize with fertilizers containing copper once.
IN natural conditions Almond propagation occurs by seeds, but cultivated varietal trees are propagated only vegetatively - by budding onto rootstock. For this procedure, any variety of almonds is used, even bitter seed types. In the absence of rootstock personal plot, you can grow it yourself from the seed of a varietal tree.
Budding is carried out in mid-July:
Almond tree grafting
Common almond diseases include leaf curl, rust, moniliosis and gray rot.
Bacterial damage to almonds
Of the pests, almonds are most often attacked by aphids. Spraying with a solution of karbofos or laundry soap will help you cope with it. Plum moth or leaf roller may appear on young shoots. In this case, with an interval of 10-12 days, spray the tree twice with chlorophos or karbofos.
Many gardeners wonder whether it is possible to grow an almond tree in our conditions. It turns out that this is quite possible. Almonds are famous not only for their decorative value. Some of its varieties bear tasty, healthy fruits.
Almonds belong to the Rosaceae family, the plum genus and the almond subgenus. It is a shrub or tree from 1 m to 8 m in height. Few people know that almonds, which are often called a nut, are not such. Its fruit is considered a seed, although it is quite edible. Externally, an almond kernel is similar to an apricot kernel. Almonds are successfully used in cooking, cosmetology and medicine. The almond tree (shrub) is considered an early spring honey plant, is well pollinated and produces nectar of excellent quality. You can see how beautiful the almond blossoms are in the photo.
In total, there are more than 40 different types and varieties of almonds. There are also three types of culture:
thin-walled.
The most popular species include several shrubs and trees that are actively cultivated and grown:
Common almond is the most common type, which is widely cultivated in the Crimea, the Caucasus, Central and Asia Minor, Afghanistan and Iran. It is a real long-liver - it grows for about 130 years. It is a shrub up to 4 m or a tree up to 8 m in height. It has a lush openwork crown. Large white-pink flowers begin blooming in the last month of winter and fade after 2-3 weeks. The leaves are narrow, pointed, juicy green. The fruits have a flattened shape, are covered with a velvety peel, and inside there is a seed with an edible kernel. Common almonds have three varieties: bitter, sweet, brittle. Among the most popular varieties highlight Pink Fog, Pansy, White Sail. This is practically the only type of almond that is used in fruit growing.
Steppe almond, low - grows in the European part of Russia, Siberia, Central Asia, resistant to frost and drought. This is a low shrub, only 0.5-1.5 m in height, with a dense ball-shaped crown and falling foliage. Small 6 cm leaves have two shades of green - lighter below, slightly darker above. Small bright pink flowers up to 3 cm in diameter do not form inflorescences and begin blooming in early May. At the same time, the leaves bloom. After 2-3 weeks the bushes fade. The lifespan of the crop is from 60 to 80 years. The fruits of steppe almonds are small, 2 cm in length, covered with a light velvety peel, ripen in late August - early September.
Three-lobed almond - grows in Northern China. This tree is up to 5 m in height with a spreading beautiful crown 1.5 m in diameter and falling foliage. It has dark gray shoots with yellowish leaves at the top of the crown and gray leaves at the bottom. Bright pink, dark pink and crimson flowers begin blooming in late April or early May. After 2-3 weeks, the bush fades and fruits appear on it, which fall off very easily.
Ledebur almond is a small shrub up to 2 m high, found mainly in Altai. The crown consists of large dark green leaves and light pink flowers, reaching 4 cm in diameter. A very aromatic plant that begins to bear fruit after 10 years of life. It blooms for 2-3 weeks from the beginning of May. Easily tolerates frost.
Petunnikov's almond is a dwarf shrub up to 1 m in height and a crown of no more than 80 cm. The Western Tien Shan is considered to be its homeland. It blooms in May with beautiful pinkish flowers for 12-14 days. It begins to bear fruit after 5 years of life with red fruits with a velvety thick skin. In winter, shoots may freeze slightly.
Many novice gardeners are thinking about how to grow almonds so that they not only decorate the area with their wonderful color, but also bear fruit. Growing almonds is not a very troublesome task, but it has its own characteristics.
Almond propagation is possible in several ways:
vaccination against such fruit trees how plum, sloe, cherry plum and bird cherry are most often propagated three-lobed almond. The species is not winter-hardy, but is successfully hardened off on winter-hardy rootstocks;
Almonds are most often propagated by seeds in specialized nurseries. Sowing is carried out both in spring and autumn. For spring planting, seeds are pre-stratified (moistened in a growth enhancer, frozen) 3-4 months before sowing at an air temperature of 2–5 °C. Annual seedlings grow very quickly. When the growth reaches 30 cm, the seedling can be planted in a permanent place. Transplantation is most often painless and already in the third year the bush begins to produce color. The sooner you start pruning, the greater the chance of forming a beautiful decorative crown;
Almonds are grown using cuttings, layering and offspring using the vegetative growing method. To do this, in the 20th of June, lignified and partially lignified cuttings are taken, which are cut off from young shoots of this season. The length of the shoots must be at least 15-20 cm. After pruning, the cuttings must be treated with a growth stimulator. The cuttings are dipped into the solution and kept for 15-17 hours. After this, they are planted in boxes with a sand-peat substrate (1:1 ratio) for rooting. The boxes are placed in a cold film greenhouse. After 20-25 days, the seedlings produce good roots of 85%-100%.
Almonds are not particularly picky in choosing soil and growing location, but they grow and bear fruit better under certain conditions:
Almond shrubs and trees grow successfully on rocky, gravelly soils, as well as light clay and even slate soils. The plant gives preference to soil that is not mechanically loaded, fertile, and soil with good drainage. It is not advisable to grow almonds in acidic and heavy soils. Also, almonds do not like highly moist soils that are saline with an excess of chlorine. Too heavy slate soils that have poor air permeability are also not recommended for growing almonds.
Almonds love a lot of light, grow poorly in shaded areas, and their productivity and fertility drop sharply. Therefore, it is better to plant almonds in open, light areas, not shaded by buildings, tall grasses and other trees.
The most best time for planting almonds - November. During this period, the seedling takes root better, but in the spring there is less chance of this. One of the important conditions for growing almonds is that it is necessary to plant at least 3-4 mutually pollinating varieties, but at least 2 varieties of shrubs. If you plant one tree, it will have nowhere to pollinate. And even if your neighbors in the area grow almonds, do not rely on pollination from their bushes. To plant almonds correctly, you need:
Dig holes 60-70 cm deep and 50-80 cm wide at a distance of 2-3 m from one another. For dwarf trees the distance may be less. If you are planning to plant an entire almond orchard, then keep in mind that the distance between the rows must be at least 7 m.
Be sure to lay drainage at the bottom - crushed stone, broken brick or stones. Fill the drainage with a layer of 7-10 cm of sand on top.
Organic and mineral fertilizer is applied to each hole. The best option is rotted manure and superphosphate in a ratio of 10:1.
The seedlings are lowered into the hole so that the root collar goes 10-15 cm deep into the ground. After this, the hole is filled with earth and compacted.
Mulch the soil with peat under each seedling 3 m in diameter.
After planting, a bucket of water is poured under each seedling.
Until the seedlings become stronger, they need to be tied to a wooden or metal support.
It cannot be said that almonds are a very demanding plant, but certain care is still necessary for them:
The plant should be watered as the soil dries. When the ground dries out, you need to pour 10-12 liters of water under the trunk, but no more, so as not to spoil it. root system. Excess moisture can cause it to rot. During the dry season, more watering may be required, but during rainy summers, additional moisture may not be needed.
In order for shrubs and trees to bloom actively and bear fruit well, they must be fed with fertilizers. In the spring this is done with manure or chicken droppings, and in the fall, after the leaves have fallen, you can fertilize the soil with superphosphates.
Almonds need regular pruning of old, dried out and diseased shoots. This should be done in early spring, even before flowering. Ornamental shrubs require cosmetic pruning to form a beautiful crown. It is carried out after the bushes have faded.
Since almonds are a flowering plant, they are often attacked by various pests and diseases. It is imperative to carry out a preventive fight against them:
most dangerous pest- aphid. If it is not neutralized in time, the tree may be left without leaves, and this will affect further development buds, then flowers and as a result there will be no need to wait for fruits. Special pesticides are used to control aphids. Small plants can be sprayed with a solution of laundry soap, a decoction of wormwood and red hot pepper;
A dangerous disease that almonds can be exposed to is gray rot. There are no means that could protect the plant from gray rot. The only way to save a bush is by cutting off diseased branches;
if almonds are infected with moniliosis, it is necessary to spray the bush with Bordeaux mixture;
the caterpillar, which can attack your almonds and destroy all the foliage, must be combated with a solution of insecticidal soap or special oils.
Periodically, it is necessary to loosen the ground under bushes and trees, as well as free them from weeds, so that moisture, fertilizers and oxygen enter the soil more easily.
After loosening the soil, you can feed the trees. This is done annually after harvesting with superphosphate fertilizers. During the flowering and fruiting period, fertilizing with manure or bird droppings is allowed.
To protect almonds from frost, you can pinch the ends of the shoots and remove the outer buds. This promotes rapid lignification of the shoots and in this case they easily tolerate frost. The procedure is carried out at the end of August, after harvesting. It is better to cover almonds that you propagated using grafting for the winter with film or thick fabric and tie it up.
In nature, there are also ground almonds, the cultivation of which differs from ordinary ones. This herbaceous plant from the sedge family. It is also often called chufa. The taste of chufa is not much different from regular almonds. Ground almonds grow well in loose, nutritious and not too wet soils. This is a heat-loving plant that does not tolerate even slight frosts very well.
Ground almonds reproduce mainly by tubers:
Tubers are planted in the spring, when the threat has passed spring frosts and the air will warm up to +10-15 °C. It’s even better to postpone the process to early to mid-May, when the weather is consistently warm.
Before planting, the tubers of the crop must be soaked in water at room temperature. If it is possible to do this in melt water, great.
Tubers are planted in holes 30 cm deep at a distance of 20 cm from one another, and the row spacing should be at least 30-40 cm.
Chufa is absolutely not a picky plant. Caring for it is as follows:
during the dry season, regular watering is required;
During the entire growing season, almonds can be fed with humus and wood ash;
If necessary, the soil must be loosened and weeded to remove weeds.
As soon as the above-ground part of the plant turns yellow and begins to dry out, it’s time to harvest:
The first step is to mow the grass, then dig up the tubers and shake them off. The process is similar to digging potatoes.
After this, the tubers are sorted and cleaned, then dried in the open air.
Ground almonds are not only edible, but also decorative. They can decorate lawns by planting them around the perimeter as a fence.
Now that you have learned all the intricacies of growing and caring for almonds, you can safely get down to business. If you have patience and take the time, after a while your almond orchard will bloom in all its beauty and bear fruit.
You can watch the video on how to properly trim almonds.
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