Almond — Brandes Jordan
Prunus amygdalus ' Brandes Jordan'
Almond - generic nuts
Well known almond variety which prefers hot climates and makes a good windbreak. Produces large to medium sized brown pointed, broad coarse nuts, with a great flavour. Ripens early in the season and is suitable for roasting, cooking and blanching as well as picked fresh and eaten straight from the tree!
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Fruit information
Maturity: Approximately early February.
Fruit size: Medium to large.
Fruit shape: One rounded end then narrowing to a point.
Skin: Light brown and has a soft shell.
Flesh colour: Coarse/ broad medium to dark brown.
Flavour: Great flavour, sweet.
Storage period: Lasts months in shell when stored in a cool dark place. Once almonds are opened store in an airtight container.
Yield: Low cropper.
Plant information
Origin: Public variety.
Status: Public.
Pollinators: Johnston Prolific.
Bloom period: Spring.
Tree shape: Upright spreading.
Height: Small to medium decidious tree up to 10metres.
Width: Open spreading canopy.
Leaf shape: Leaves have fine serrated margins, acute tips, lanceolate, long acuminate.
Growing conditions: Almonds require rich deep well drained loamy soils with mild Winters and drier Summers and are quite drought resistant.
Cultivation notes: Plant in a sheltered sunny position as early Spring frosts damage buds. Prune annually thinning out and removing any dead branches in Winter before any new growth appears.
Harvest notes: Pick when fruit splits
Comments: Bees assist in pollination. Birds are a problem in the home garden attacking at many stages of growth
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