Apparently, almonds in the west originated from Central Asia, with the tropical almonds coming from India.

Indian almond, erminalia catappa, myrobalan, tropical almond
http://www.answers.com/topic/indian-almond

Prunus dulcis, syn. Prunus amygdalus Batsch., Amygdalus communis L., Amygdalus dulcis Mill
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond

So the tropical almond lives a different life. In addition, being able to become a human squirrel does seem like more of an advantage.
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I’m guessing the hard outer shell keps the nut safe for a while but how long that could be is definitely not something I know.

“If you wake up one day with a fuzzy head and a big brown hairy ball next to you then that will be a coconut tree you sat under.”

Too funny, I try not to sleep under those or the damn durian trees…if the big durian doesn’t kill you the smell just may.

Trees in otherwise treeless areas are a Godsend across the planet. Here in Bandera, Texas, the summertime sun is brutal, and you can drive down Main Street and see poor citizens huddled underneath the shade of the few trees that dot parking lots along the highway.

This summer I was sitting in my car reading blogs on my iPhone under the shade of a tree while my kids took an afternoon nap. As I was reading, a police officer pulled up beside me and soaked up the other half of the shade of the tree while he did paperwork.

Shade is a precious commodity.

If you wake up one day with a fuzzy head and a big brown hairy ball next to you then that will be a coconut tree you sat under.
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During my childhood expat years (pre-birth to late teens), the family had an almond/olive/fruit orchard in the home country. It never crossed my mind to pay much attention to what was in the ground underneath. Ok, bugs and crawly things were a concern, but not much.

During my time there, I spent many hours under those trees in the quiet of the orchid looking up at the leaves budding, the blossoms blooming, blooms falling to carpet the ground, fruit beginning, fruit ripening, then, finally, the leaves falling.

I do recall having to remove hard pits and almonds covered with black mold from underneath my body, but I never thought to stick any in my mouth.
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