Almond Tree: St John's Churchyard.

I was thrilled to see the almonds ripening beautifully on this lovely old tree in the local churchyard. I can't recall ever having seen ripe fruit on an almond tree in Britain; is it unusual for this country, or do I just need to get out more?

http://www.stjohnshythe.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond