Jose B. Ruiz / Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, close up of single flower, Spain

Juan Manuel Borrero / Almond tree (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in spring surrounded by flowers, Serra Llarga, Lleida Province, Spain, April

Kerstin Hinze / Dwarf Russian almond tree in flower (Prunus tenella), cultivataed in Botanical Garden Brunswick, Germany

Suzi Eszterhas / Tropical Almond (Terminalia sp) at orangutan habitat restoration site, Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Night shot of Laciola species fireflies in their thousands flying about within a single wild almond or coastal catappa tree "Talisay" (Terminalia catappa) Camarines Sur, Luzon, Philippines 2008. Final...

Philippe Clement / Almond nuts (Prunus dulcis) in shell, Europe

Philippe Clement / Almond nuts (Prunus dulcis) in shell, Europe

MYN / Niall Benvie / Almond blossom {Prunus dulcis} Spain meetyourneighbours.net project

Konrad Wothe / Almond (Prunus dulcis) trees blooming, Provence, France

Konrad Wothe / Almond (Prunus dulcis) trees blooming, Provence, France

Konrad Wothe / Almond (Prunus dulcis) trees blooming, Provence, France

Konrad Wothe / Almond (Prunus dulcis) trees blooming, Provence, France

Kerstin Hinze / Flowers of Sweet Almond Tree (Prunus / Amygdalus communis) Sardinia, Italy

Kerstin Hinze / Flowers of Sweet Almond Tree (Prunus / Amygdalus communis) Sardinia, Italy

Juan Manuel Borrero / Almond trees (Prunus dulcis) and poppies in Lerida, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond trees in blossom {Prunus dulcis} Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond tree in blossom {Prunus dulcis} Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond tree {Prunus dulcis} stem recently grafted on to root, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond tree in blossom {Prunus dulcis} Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Close-up of blossoming Almond tree (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in an orchard, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Fallen flowers from blossoming Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) on Cape sorrel (Oxalis pescaprae), Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Close-up of blossoming Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in an orchard, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / A carpet of Cape sorrel (Oxalis prescaprae) growing beneath cultivated Almond trees in a Spanish orchard

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Close-up of an Almond tree (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Orchard of Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond nuts {Prunus dulcis} in shell, cracked with skin on, peeled in a basket and on the table with nutcracker, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond tree {Prunus dulcis} stem recently grafted on to root, Alicante, Spain

Hans Christoph Kappel / Almond Eyed Ringlet Butterfly (Erebia alberganus) on leaf, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Almond Eyed Ringlet Butterfly (Erebia alberganus) on leaves, Germany

Martin Gabriel / Prickly pear cactus {Opuntia ficus indica} with Almond tree and Canary Pines. Canary Is

Jose B. Ruiz / Resin exuding from the trunk of an Almond tree {Prunus dulcis} Spain.

Philippe Clement / Almond tree orchard {Prunus dulcis} Spain

Mark Taylor / Fairy chimneys with almond trees in blossom, Kapadokia, Turkey.

Mark Taylor / Almond tree in blossom with Fairy chimneys, Kapadokia, Turkey.

Mark Taylor / Triple headed fairy chimney with Almond trees in blossom, Kapadokia, Turkey.

Jean E. Roche / Close up of harvested fresh almond crop, Baronnies, Provence, France

Juan Manuel Borrero / Almond orchard wth spring blossom, Lerida, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Jose B. Ruiz / Vineyards with Almond trees in blossom, Teulada, Benissa, Alicante, Spain. 2006

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond trees in blossom with vineyards, Teulada, Benissa, Alicante, Spain. 2006

Jose B. Ruiz / Vineyards with Almond trees in blossom, Teulada, Benissa, Alicante, Spain. 2006

Philippe Clement / Mixture of dry Hazel, Almond and Brazil nuts.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Almond tree flowering, Huesca, Spain

Juan Manuel Borrero / Almond tree in flower {Prunus dulcis} Huesca, Spain

Juan Manuel Borrero / Almond trees in meadow full of flowers. Majorca, Balearic Is, Spain

Juan Manuel Borrero / Fallen blossom from Almond tree, Huesca, Spain

Martin Gabriel / Almond, ripe fruits on tree {Prunus dulcis} La Palma, Canary Islands

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond Tree nuts {Prunus dulcis} Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond tree orchard, Montgo NP, Denia, Alicante, Spain, Europe

Juan Manuel Borrero / Almond tree blossom {Prunus dulcis} Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond nuts ripening on tree {Prunus dulcis} Spain

Juan Manuel Borrero / Almond fruit on tree {Prunus dulcis} Catalonia, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond Tree {Prunus dulcis} cultivated Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond Tree nuts {Prunus dulcis} Alicante, Spain

Christian Ziegler / Tropical Almond (Terminalia amazonica) sapling carries its leaves in layers, Barro Colorado Island, Panama