Almond plant sprouting new growth from under the soil? (forum)

Rushil starts with ...
Hello there!
I have a very specific and weird situation, I would greatly appreciate any help.

I have a dwarf, self pollinating almond in a pot (pot is 51cms wide and about that tall).
A few weeks ago, we had a lot of rain here in Sydney, and the pot was drenched. By the time I bought it in, the soil was already soaked. The flowers and leaves looked soggy and wilted. I though keeping it under shelter while the rain passes, and putting it back out in the sun afterwards would help.

Sadly it didn't help much. The flowers have shriveled, they're brown and look lifeless, the leaves are limp and soggy and they're shedding. Please see attached photos.

I noticed while digging around the soil just yesterday, that there's a new growth coming up from under the soil. Is this root stock growth? Or is it a good usable growth? Please help!
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Time: 16th April 2025 4:07pm

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PlumRob says...
Hello Rushil, I've been growing stonefruit in NW Sydney for nearly a year, and through reading and experience, I've learnt a lot.

The growth coming from the ground is from the rootstock and is called a sucker. It is no good, pull it out.

Almonds flower in early spring and produce fruit, but sometimes they just chuck out a bunch of flowers at the end of the growing season. All the other stonefruit sometimes do this too. I had an apricot do it last year, and a pear do it this year. These flowers will never go on to produce a fruit or nut, so don't worry. The ones that will will come out in Aug/Sep.

The fried leaves are probably just dropping as the tree goes dormant for winter. The buds look fully developed and ready to open in spring.

There shouldn't be anything to worry about, unless the tree has been or is in a greenhouse. Otherwise, everything is great and nature is just doing it's thing.
Have a great day, and happy gardening!

Time: 26th April 2025 9:38pm

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