Description
Almond (Prunus dulcis, Amygdalus communis L.)
Prunus dulcis grows as a deciduous, upright, loosely leafy tree or shrub and reaches heights of up to 8 meters. The almond tree most probably originates from southwest Asia; its natural habitats are bushes on sunny slopes on stony soils at an altitude of 700 to 1700 meters.
Please keep seeds and packaging material away from small children (risk of choking and suffocation).
For germination of seeds is recommended to first put them in a water bath for 24 hours. Then they go into a damp (not wet, not dripping) mixture of earth and sand. It is best to refrigerate them for 40-50 days, they should also be placed outside for a few/different (!) nights (in case of frost). It is recommended to always check if they germinate. After the procedure: In the spring, put in plant pots and grow in a sunny place. However, be careful: young seedlings need slightly shady places in midsummer.
The seeds come from a collection from November 2024 in southern Italy.
