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Variety of Almond · Prunus dulcis
Self-fertile, late-blooming Spaniard – frost-safe and suited to solo planting.
Also known as: Tuono
Edible value9Medicinal value5Other uses6
🇪🇸 Spain 1988

Taste & characteristics

Taste

nuttysweet

Profile

Parentage
Selektion aus Aragón (verwandt mit ital. Tuono)
Fruit weight
1.3 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Medium kernel, hard shell, good kernel-to-shell ratio.

Growth

Self-fertile, late-flowering, highly productive; backbone of modern Spanish orchards.

Yield

Very productive; late bloom sharply reduces frost risk.

Notes

Related to the Apulian Tuono; often treated as equivalent in trade.

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