With dainty pink or white petals and a delicate fragrance, the blossom of the flowering almond, Prunus dulcis, must surely be a consideration for anyone seeking a tree for the yard. It is a tree of ...

An Aptos biotech company says it has created the world’s first self-fertile nonpareil almond variety — a breakthrough that ...

No farmers enjoy droughts, but they’re particularly stressful for those who grow tree crops such as almonds. Unlike row crops, which are planted annually, almond trees are planted approximately ...

Hopes that Kern County almond byproducts will one day be converted ... company called Sitos Group to build a $9 million pyrolysis plant at an existing hulling and shelling plant along Road 144 ...

Growers and plant scientists from several universities have joined forces on a new tree crop program designed to speed up the ...