Texas

Variety of Almond · Prunus dulcis

California's late-blooming flavour almond – small, robust kernel in a hard shell.

Also known as: Mission

🇺🇸 USA

Taste & characteristics

nuttysweetaromatic

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

Small, plump, wrinkled kernel with pronounced almond flavour; hard shell.

Late-flowering, self-sterile; hardy, productive tree.

Reliable; valued as pollenizer and flavour component thanks to late bloom.

Flavour-rich, common in baking blends and almond paste.

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