Our cherry tree had its first bloom today.
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2020 Spring: Blooms to Come
Here in the Northern Sacramento Valley of California, the blooming seems to be happening all at once with the unusually dry and warm late winter. Apricot is about to start blooming: The cherry will be blooming soon too: Western Red Bud (Cercis occidentalis) is about to bloom: California lilacs (Ceanothus ) “Ray Hartman” are about to bloom:
We love this red curry paste. Fortify it with fresh lemon grass! 🌶🌶🌶🥵
Glad I’m not below that cherry picker.
Our cherry tree’s super close **together** buds are opening up! Soon flower buds will rapidly drop on stems, bloom, and then by late May... ripe cherries! If the birds don’t get them first.
The dull spectacle of me trying to figure out the kitchen sink’s plumbing. My iPhone is a handy remote eye, well suited for dark, tight spaces.
Progress. Nectarine is growing!
Hard to oppose California’s almond bloom! ❤️ Our apricot will bloom mid March and the cherry late March (but it’s nearly girdled by boring beetles).
One of two Valencia oranges from the backyard tree 😋
Mid-February 2020 Update: Home Orchard and Native Plants
It has been 19 days since it last rained here. The outdoor temperatures have been in the mid-70s. The area’s almond orchards are blooming in waves about a week earlier than last year. Our deciduous plants are waking up! We planted a nectarine this winter and it is beginning to grow. Our California Roses, which are in the same family as nectarines — Rosaceae — are also beginning to grow back.