my almond tree - September 14th, 2006 at 12:05 AM
Everyone keeps telling me they've never heard of a bearing almond tree in our part of the country, but I have one that was weighed down heavily with nuts this year. It's in a dry raised bed, so maybe that's a factor. We had a lot of rain, so maybe the combination of rain and good drainage caused so many nuts to form.
My question is regarding a primary branch at the top that lost all its leaves early in the summer, and which may be dead or dying. There was a partial insect infestation early in the nut-bearing period, but all the later nuts seem to be fine. Does this leafless branch bode ill for the tree?
My question is regarding a primary branch at the top that lost all its leaves early in the summer, and which may be dead or dying. There was a partial insect infestation early in the nut-bearing period, but all the later nuts seem to be fine. Does this leafless branch bode ill for the tree?