Prunus dulcis

The almond tree is in the almond/peach or Amygdalus subgenus of the rose or Rosaceae family and is native to the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and North Africa but is now grown throughout the world. They are grown for their edible nuts which may be eaten raw or toasted. The tree generally grows to about 6 m tall.

• Leaves are alternate, simple, 5–15 cm long and 4–10 cm broad, and sparsely toothed, closely resembling peach leaves, being curved at the midrib.
• Flowers are pale white with reddish-pink central areas, 5 petals, produced in spring shortly after the new leaves appear. The pollination of California's almonds is the largest annual managed pollination event in the world, with close to one million hives (nearly half of all beehives in the US) being trucked in February to the almond groves.
• Fruit is a drupe consisting of an outer hull and a hard shell, with the seed inside.
• Buds are long, slender and sharply pointed. Bark is smooth and light grey.