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[Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com>]

>   Good thing the tree has a good shape and is
> healthy or I would have yanked it out years ago.
> -Mark Lee, Seattle z8

Mark's reply to my question about plum/apricot hybrids in a maritime 
climate reminded me of my 35 year old almond which has bright pink 
flowers which look as though they are starting to grow almonds, but 
have never done so.  Well, not quite true - I think I remember there 
were three almonds once about 25 years ago.

It is a nice looking tree, with shiny narrow green leaves (9 cm long, 
and 3 cm at the widest part - 3.5 inches by 1.2 inches). Very big, 
even though I have removed large branches occasionally. I just walked 
out on an upstairs balcony to pick one of the leaves to measure.  It 
is above the roof of my two storey house, and equally wide as high.

Back in the 80s, there was an article in Pomona about Hall's Hardy 
Almond, with the suggestion that people should grow its nuts to 
develop some better varieties.  I wonder if anyone did that.  I also 
wonder if my tree is a Hall's.
The article said it was self-fertile.

Any ideas as to why my tree doesn't produce nuts?

--
Diane Whitehead  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil