Most of it evaporates. Either before it is absorbed into the tree or afterwards through transpiration.
Re:How Growers Gamed California’s Drought
by crimsonalucard on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @01:24AM
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I doubt that. A lot of it sinks into the ground... plants don't absorb everything.
Re:How Growers Gamed California’s Drought
by throw_away on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @11:24PM
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The nut is probably drier relative to the rest of the tree (especially compared to the leaves and the flowers) and then we usually roast or smoke & maybe salt them, so I would expect there to be low water content in the final product compared to the totality used in production.
Re:How Growers Gamed California’s Drought
by calbear81 on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @09:14PM
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That's a great question. I wonder if there's a more efficient way to water the plants that doesn't involve saturating all of the area around the roots just to ensure they can absorb the water?
Deep pipe irrigation (if they aren't already using it).
http://permaculturenews.org/2014/04/24/get-started-efficient...
Same place it ends up when you rip out your flow regulator and take a 90-minute shower, or maintain a lush green lawn.
Re:How Growers Gamed California’s Drought
by CONTRARlAN on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @09:24PM
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So, reclaimed by the city and turned into safe drinking water?
The average almond weighs under 2 g.
It follows that less than 0.05% of that water ends up in the final almond.
So...where does the remaining 99.95% of the gallon actually end up?