Despite what California farmers would have you think almonds are extremely drought tolerant. What they aren’t is particularly cold tolerant. At least that was what I believed. I have a few Russian Almond bushes flourishing but I really wished I could grow a few sweet almonds. Thanks to One Green World I think I might be able to. I am going to be testing two of their almond varieties out this year.
https://onegreenworld.com/product/all-in-one-almond-tree/
https://onegreenworld.com/product/halls-hardy-almond/
Planted inside the protection of the fenced yard with the dogs to protect them from rabbit predation. If these trees successfully survive winter in Wyoming I will be deliriously happy and graft out as many as possible.
So stay tuned to see if I can get anything else crazy to grow around these parts.
What’s the update on the almonds? Did they survive the first year?
Our winter is not yet over. I’ll update at the first sign of spring! It’s been a hard winter though. So bitterly cold with high winds and very little moisture.
I have a survivor. May have had 2 if not for our puppy. 🙂 https://peacockorchard.com/2018/05/16/the-trees-that-survived-this-year/