Wild almond
Prunus webbii
MediumSecondary
Production
A tough, drought-hardy wild almond prized as rootstock and for its very early pollinator blossom. Bitter kernels mean it's grown for resilience and bees, not fruit.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Medium
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Sandy, Rocky
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 8.5
- Min. temperature
- -18°C
- Min. rainfall
- 300 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- Medium
- Frost tolerance
- Medium
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Drought-hardy wild almond, valued as rootstock and for very early pollinator blossom; prune lightly after flowering to shape and remove deadwood.
Watch out for
Blooms very early, so late frosts can wipe out the blossom and any crop; kernels are bitter and contain cyanogenic amygdalin, unsafe to eat raw.
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