John Shaw / Poplar (Populus sp.) tree plantation, hybrid species, in autumn, Boardman Tree Farm, near Irrigon, Oregon, USA. October.

Jack Dykinga / Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in tropical rainforest canopy with beech almond fruit. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Juergen Freund / Seeds and flower from large tropical almond, sea almond, beach almond (Terminalia catappa) against black sand, Sulawesi beach, Indonesia

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

Suzi Eszterhas / Bira-bira tree (Terminalia sp) at rainforest replanting site for habitat restoration for Sumatran orangutans, Sei Betung Site, Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia

Suzi Eszterhas / Ahmad Azhari (Coordinator for Conservation) with bira-bira tree (Terminalia sp.) At rainforest replanting site for habitat restoration for Sumatran orangutans. Sei Betung Site, Gunung Leuser National...

Suzi Eszterhas / Bira-bira tree (Terminalia sp.) growing at rainforest replanting site, coordinated by Sumatran Orangutan Society, for Sumatran orangutan habitat restoration. Sei Betung Site, Gunung Leuser National Pa...

Ashley Cooper / Sign from farmer trying to sell up his land that can no longer grow crops due to the drought. In the background are dying Almond trees that no longer have water to irrigate them. Near Bakersfield, Cal...

Ashley Cooper / Grubbed out Almond trees that no longer have water to irrigate them during sever drought, near Bakersfield, California, USA. October 2014.

Ashley Cooper / Dead and dying Almond trees in Almond groves in Wasco in the Central Valley of California after the irrigation water ran out following the four year long drought in the Western USA. 80% of the world's...

Ashley Cooper / Dead and dying Almond trees in Almond groves in Wasco in the Central Valley of California after the irrigation water ran out following the four year long drought in the Western USA. 80% of the world's...

Ashley Cooper / Soil turned to dust and Almond groves chopped down as there is no longer water available to irrigate them during 2012-2017 California drought, Wasco, California, USA, September 2014.

Ashley Cooper / Almond groves being chopped down as there is no longer water available to irrigate them, in Wasco, California, USA, September 2014.

Ashley Cooper / Almond (Prunus amygdalus) groves chopped down as there is no longer water available to irrigate them during the 2011-17 California drought. Wasco, Central Valley, California, USA, September 2014

Ashley Cooper / Almond (Prunus amygdalus) groves with dust storm during the 2011-17 California drought. Almonds take large amounts of water to grow and rely on irrigation to grow. Wasco, Central Valley, California, U...

Ashley Cooper / Almond trees (Prunus amygdalus) irrigation, California, USA, September 2014.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Almond (Prunus amygdalus) trees, Horta de San Joan, The Ports Natural Park, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. April 2017.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Almond (Prunus amygdalus) orchard with En Benet Rocks / Roques de Benet in background, The Ports Natural Park, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. April 2017.

Laurie Campbell / Brown trout (Salmo trutta) leaping waterfall to reach spawning beds, River Almond, Perthshire, Scotland, September.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Almond trees (Prunus dulcis) in bloom. Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ibiza, Spain, February.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Almond trees (Prunus dulcis) in bloom. Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ibiza, Spain, February.

Christophe Courteau / Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) feeding in an Almond tree (Prunus), Costa Rica.

Nick Upton / Almond (Prunus dulcis amygdalus / Amygdalus communis) fruits on a tree on montane hillside, near Tejeda, Gran Canaria, May.

Nick Upton / Mediterranean flatheaded woodborer / Jewel beetle (Capnodis cariosa / tenebrionis), a pest of fruit trees including Apricot and Almond, well camouflaged on a tree trunk, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May

Nick Upton / Mediterranean flatheaded woodborer / Jewel beetle (Capnodis cariosa / tenebrionis), a pest of fruit trees including Apricot and Almond, well camouflaged on a tree trunk, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May

Nick Upton / Mediterranean flatheaded woodborer / Jewel beetle (Capnodis cariosa / tenebrionis), a pest of fruit trees including Apricot and Almond, well camouflaged on a tree trunk, Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, May

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian almond (Amygdalus arabica) flowers, Oman, April

Constantinos Petrinos / Almond-leaved pear (Pyrus spinosa) flowers, Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Constantinos Petrinos / Almond-leaved pear (Pyrus spinosa) flowers, Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Constantinos Petrinos / Almond-leaved pear (Pyrus spinosa) sign with Greek name and scientific name, Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Constantinos Petrinos / Almond-leaved pear (Pyrus spinosa) flowers, Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Chien Lee / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male feeding on Indian Almond (Terminalia catappa) leaves, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male feeding on Indian Almond (Terminalia catappa) leaves, Malaysia

Jack Dykinga / Chestnut mandibled toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus swainsonii) in tropical rainforest canopy with beech almond fruit. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Jack Dykinga / Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in tropical rainforest canopy with beech almond fruit. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. Crop of 1442174

Jack Dykinga / Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in tropical rainforest canopy with beech almond fruit. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Martin Willis / Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) perched in an Indian Almond (terminalia catappa) tree, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) female feeding on Indian Almond (Terminalia catappa) nut, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) feeding on Indian Almond (Terminalia catappa) nut, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Eric Dragesco / Siberian Ibex (Capra ibex sibirica) young male, looking for food in the evening with almond trees and wild tulips, at altitude of 2200m, Dashti Jum Reserve, Tadjikistan, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Almond-leaved Pear (Pyrus amygdaliformis) flowers, Uccellini Hills, Tuscany, Italy, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Almond-leaved Pear (Pyrus amygdaliformis) blossom, Uccellini Hills, Tuscany, Italy, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Almond-eyed Ringlet butterfly (Erebia alberganus) resting on leaf, Mount Terminillo, Rieti, Lazio, Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / Almond-eyed Ringlet butterfly (Erebia alberganus) resting on leaf, Mount Terminillo, Rieti, Lazio, Italy, July

Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) orphaned babies eating almond tree leaves, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica

Suzi Eszterhas / Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) orphaned babies eating almond tree leaves, Aviarios Sloth Sanctuary, Costa Rica

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