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Almond trees grown from an almond

bushra_mbushra_m Posts: 1
in Fruit & veg
Hello,

I am new here and hope some of you experts can help this novice!

In 2021, I tried to plant my own almond trees by taking an almond from a packet, following online instructions and burying in soil. I was very lucky, 2 almonds sprouted roots and have now 18 months later grown into small trees approx 6 foot high!

The almonds were from a supermarket packet, so I dont know if they will self pollinate or I need a male/female tree for it to give fruit? I wanted to check with anyone who may have planted their own trees before what is the best thing to do - is there a way I can check the leaves to know which variety I have grown?

Thank you for reading and I appreciate any advice you have to give!

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  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    I have to admit that I would never have thought of growing an almond tree from a supermarket nut so full marks for that. What you now have are two small trees of doubtful parentage as you have no idea what variety they are........you do not know what the "mother" tree was and you have no idea where the pollen came from. This is the joy of growing things from found seeds......I have a beautiful tree with bronze foliage, pink blossom, and plum type fruits grown from a seed that I found on a walk but I have no expectation of the fruits being edible and I enjoy the plant for its beauty. This is the way you should regard your trees. They may produce something wonderful in time but don't bank on it.


  • StephenSouthwestStephenSouthwest Posts: 635
    edited April 2023
    They sounds pretty vigorous, so even if they don't produce fruit, it would likely be good rootstock for some other varieties. You might want to consider bud grafting in August, or other methods of grafting next Feb/March...
  • Joyce GoldenlilyJoyce Goldenlily Posts: 2,933
    It is rare for any stone fruit grown from stones to come true to type. It will probably take your babies approximately 10 years to reach maturity and begin setting fruit. The only thing you can do is love and nurture them and wait and see.

    My grandmother grew a peach tree from a stone. I have no idea how long she had to wait but eventually it began fruiting and produced the most wonderful huge, white fleshed, delicious peaches. It half filled a conservatory and was promptly cut down when the house was sold.
  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,511
    edited April 2023
    Almond trees are lovely. It is highly likely that you will have nice blossom but very unlikely that you will have any almonds, assuming you live in the UK.  Enjoy the blossom. 
    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
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