It lives... I can't believe it.

[Baldy]

Slight hangover today, up to plot for some r and r - mostly feeding the incinerator. I was picking up some weeds to Chuck on the fire and pulled off some weird leaves. On closer inspection, the almond tree bought as a bare root in May has finally gone from dead twig state to "life".
Hrmm can't upload from phone- will do tomorrow from PC. Chuffed but also thinking the growth might be from below the graft line (is root stock is a 'thing' with almonds? S'pose it is)

[Small pumpkin]

Well done Baldy. I don't know much about root stock. But we have 3 trees from root stock / failed grafts in our orchard and this year we finally found out what they are because they've fruited for the first time. Greengage. It's only taken about 10 years to find out ( the landlords planted them long before we got here ). So good luck with your almond or root stock.

[Baldy]

and here it is in all its 'glory'

[Snoop Puss]

Now here's a daft question: if it's sprouting from the root stock, might you have something other than an almond tree growing there?

I ask because I've just been outside and had a look at our almond trees. It's the end of the season here, so I can't really compare the leaves, but what makes me wonder is how green the shoots/branches are. Ours are redder than that when the new growth starts.

[Baldy]

^^^ Could be Snoop - only done a quick bit of googling over lunch but such things as
"Wangenheim - Plum Rootstock - Bare Rooted" "A plum rootstock used for peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds" show up as possible root stock

So it could be almost anything - and doubtless horrible tasting.... ah well, it wants to live, as frankenstein's monster once said
“Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.”
so I'll give it a chance

[Jimny14]

I've been doing a bit of a look around and I wonder if it's a plum stock. Found a few pics of seedlings n plum looks closest. Peaches seam to have narrower leaves on early seedlings but could be wrong. No doubt I'm sure you're right whatever it is it will taste horrid but a good experiment all the same.

[Baldy]

^^^ could be right Jimny - they look a bit like some of the images for plum leaves returned by google (admittedly a little more nibbled than most found there)...