30 June 2025
Conserving Plant Biodiversity for Future Generations. Bitter Almond
This brochure is made as a part of the Conservation and sustainable management of critically endangered plant biodiversity project.
Description:
- Habit: A shrub or small tree that is erect with an open canopy and gnarled branches, deciduous, and generally varies in height from three to ten meters.
- Leaves: These bright green serrated leaves emerge between early spring and spring and are lance-shaped.
- Flowers: Appearing before the emergence of leaves, these showy flowers possess five petals that are white or pink in color.
- Fruit: The seed (kernel) is small and dry gout with a hard shell that is extremely bitter because of the amygdalin content