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'''Prunus dulcis ''' is a deciduous shrub or a small tree with erect branches when young, becoming horizontally-spreading as it grows older; it . It can grow 4 - 8 metres tall. The almond is one of the most commonly consumed nuts on Earth. It is often cultivated in warmer regions of the temperate zone, especially in the United States, which now dominates world almond production with over 40% of the annual crop, all of it grown in or near the Central Valley of California. 

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{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}.

{{Habit|TreeDeciduous tree}}

{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|deciduousDeciduous; petiole (8–)10–25 mm, ˂usually winged distally˃, glabrous, usually glandular distally or on margins at bases of blades; blade oblong to lanceolate, 2.5–10 × 1–3 cm, base obtuse, margins crenulate-serrulate to crenate-serrate, teeth blunt, glandular, apex acuminate, surfaces glabrous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Bisexual|Axillary|Pink-white||Solitary flowers or 2-flowered fascicles. Pedicels 1–5 mm, glabrous. Flowers blooming before leaf emergence; hypanthium cupulate, 4–7 mm, glabrous externally; sepals erect-spreading to spreading, oblong-ovate, 4–8 mm, margins entire, ˂tomentose˃, surfaces glabrous; petals pink to nearly white, obovate, elliptic, or suborbiculate, 12–25 mm; ovaries hairy.}}

{{Fruit|Drupes|25–40 mm||grayGray-green, ovoid-oblong, ˂compressed˃, 25–40 mm, velutinous; mesocarps leathery (splitting)|stones ellipsoid, strongly flattened, pitted|}}

{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Softwood cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings of mature wood}}.

The almond prefers a Mediterranean or a Continental climate, with a clear distinction between winter and spring, in milder maritime areas it can be induced into flower too early in the season and is then very liable to be damaged by frosts.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|Cultivated ground}}, {{Commonly seen|Thickets}}, {{Commonly seen|Hedges}}, {{Commonly seen|Rocky places}}, {{Commonly seen|Mountainous areas}}.

<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"Chemistry]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250100386"morphology"Morphology]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Prunus+dulcis Cultivation"]</ref>

* [ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/prunus-dulcis Prunus dulcis on sciencedirect.com]* [ http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d453 Prunus dulcis on missouribotanicalgarden.org]* [ ]