Almond tree
These are closely related to cherries, belonging to the same genus.
Features of almond trees
- flowers: in pairs
- styles: 1
- seeds: 1
- ripe fruit 3.5-6cm long, flattened and hairy
Almond tree.
© Dept. of Life Sciences, University of Trieste (Andrea Moro)
Almond flowers, in pairs.
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Flowers in a pair.
Flower with one style.
Almond fruit with one seed and hairy outer skin.
Features of cherry trees
- flowers in clusters with stalks all arising from a central point, or arranged along a short stem, or in spikes
- styles: 1
- seeds: 1
- ripe fruit: less than 2cm long with a smooth apex
- bark with raised horizontal lines or bands of pores (lenticels)
