Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Medium
Pollinator plant
Almond
Prunus dulcis
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Plant photos
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A leafy almond branch with developing fruits (Prunus dulcis).
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Common names
4 names · 3 languages- EnglishYour language
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- Almond
Other languages (2)
- Dutch
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- Amandel
- Amandelboom
- French
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- Amandier
Sources & name notes
Names recorded in our plant catalogue, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.
Plant references
Source-backed information
Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.
Catalogue ratings
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Nut tree
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 6.00 m high × 6.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 6-9
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Oil, Seed
- Functions
- Adhesive, Dye, Gum, Oil, Timber, Cosmetic
- Edibility
- 4 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
Seeds can be eaten raw, cooked, dried, and ground into a powder for use in baked goods, etc. The whole seed can also be roasted, sprouted, or used in baked goods, sweets, and pies. The sweet varieties have a delightful taste, while the bitter varieties are not safe to eat in large quantities due to their toxicity. The seed is somewhat hard to digest and should be thoroughly kneaded. It can be mixed with water to make almond milk. Edible oil can be obtained from the seeds, mainly used as a food flavoring and for cooking. Edible gum can be obtained from damaged stems.
Sources and references
References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.
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Catalogue of Life
Prunus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8
COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.
Supports: Botanical familyRelevant sections
- Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2451952; ID 6Y6H; rank genus; status accepted
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Prunus amygdalus — Kew Plants of the World Online / WCVP native distribution
Authored historical synonym, accepted taxon and exact native locality rows inspected in the retained official WCVP v16 index. Taxonomic identity review is retained in this supplement.
Supports: Native rangeRelevant sections
- Native range: wcvp_names.csv historical synonym line 832912; accepted taxon line 851027; wcvp_distribution.csv native rows 1490064
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Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.