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Old 02-20-2010, 11:30 PM   #188 (permalink)
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Default Re: What did you graft today ?

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Originally Posted by bencelest View Post
Thanks Tony. I learned something new today.

"Almonds are the seeds of drupes or fruit normally grown in subtropical and almost arid conditions. For this reason, they grow prolifically in California and the Mediterranean region. They are a relative of the peach tree, so close in fact that many nurseries actually graft almond seedlings onto peach rootstock."
Your welcome.

Never plant a peach or nectarine anywhere near an almond tree. The two--closely related--would likely cross-pollinate, yielding very bitter almonds.

Last edited by sunfish : 02-21-2010 at 12:03 AM.
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