Almond trees might not be your first thought when looking for plants to grow in containers, but these spring-blooming trees ...

This variety is sometimes referred to as flowering almond or double-flowering plum ... and 30 feet and spreading 25 to 35 feet, these trees grow well in various soil conditions and can handle ...

Almond trees live for an average of 25 years. To remain profitable, they must be kept alive for their full lifespan. In other words, farmers can’t let a drought kill their trees.

they face a strict monoculture where only almond trees grow. On top of that, almond growers heavily douse their trees with pesticides—they get more chemicals than any other crop in California ...

The couple have owned the farm since 1996 and grow crops including almonds ... pollinating the trees and resulting in a better almond yield. Boxes containing honey bees placed around the perimeter ...