Alternative to Almond Leaf

Dear all

I have a requirement to find an evergreen alternative to Almond leaves for a photo session. I fear that in 3 weeks the leaves for Almond would've dropped and I am not an expert in finding the alternative (if there is one). I've attached a ref picture that we took yesterday. Your help would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks

Chris

 

Budlea Davidii have similar leaves, but like the almond may be gone in 3 weeks time. Sage might be a possibility too.

 

Rather depends on what the photo shoot is for and whether it needs to look authentic.

Evergreen leaves usually have a thick glossy texture. They would look very very odd, next to an Almond fruit, even if you could get one with similar shape.

Almonds are harvested now, on trees where the leaves are turning colour and dropping.
I would go for accuracy and realism and use the leaves that belong to the Almond... even if yellow and imperfect.

 

It needs to look mid summer, with a leaf that represents that time of year. Fruit is not a problem but the leaves will be. Any other ideas at all?

Thx

 

Oh dear! You have a mega problem.

Is the shot to show the whole tree, or just a few leaves?
Bear in mind in summer there will not be any fruits formed.
So could it be any tree? Why Almond?

Most evergreen things in UK tend to be shrubs rather that trees.
There is an evergreen oak. It can get enormous. But leaves are a very different shape. Also it had acorns just now.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=qu....,cf.osb&fp=4b6347906cade573&biw=1272&bih=532

 

Hi cjb, welcome to Gardeners Corner. The nearest I can get shape-wise is Ficus Benjamina an indoor plant. But as Silver surfer said it's leaves have a thick glossy texture.

 

get a fake one (silk plant/artificial) .... they look good (and real) 12 months of the year ... it would be hard to spot the difference in a photo

 

a Mega problem indeed!

So, yes totally understand that there is no correlation between fruit and leaves and time of year. However, and thank you for all suggestions so far, but are there any other alternatives? What about trees grown under cover in hot houses etc? Thanks again. BTW, the fake route is already underway but real is always better!