I have been driving around looking at all of the amazing flowering trees and shrubs! It's not often that I see a flowering almond shrub. However, once in a while, usually in older neighborhoods, there are some fabulous specimens. When left unpruned and able to fill out to their natural form, they are magnificent. Old branches can be cut from the base after it is finished blooming. There is a dwarf variety that gets 3 or 4 feet tall called Prunus glandulosa. The larger, more spectacular one…
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