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Prunus dulcis

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HomeTreePrunus dulcis

Cultivated ground, thickets, hedges and rocky places near cultivation.

Family: Rosaceae
Height: 6 m / 20 ft
Sun
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 3 of 5
Other Uses: 3 of 5

Native Habitat

Almond, Sweet almond Prunus dulcis native habitat is Cultivated ground, thickets, hedges and rocky places near cultivation.

Edible Uses

Seed - raw, cooked or dried and ground into a powder for use in confections etc. The whole seed can also be roasted, sprouted or used in cakes, confectionery and pastry. The sweet-flavoured forms have a delicious flavour but bitter forms should not be eaten in any quantity - see the notes above on toxicity. The seed is somewhat difficult to digest and so needs to be thoroughly masticated. It can be blended with water to make almond milk. An edible oil is obtained from the seed. It is used mainly as a food flavouring and in cooking. An edible gum is obtained from points of damage on the stems.

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