almond groves
Drupe tree plantations
Almond groves are orchards where almond trees are cultivated commercially.
The phrase evokes California's Central Valley, where most American almonds are grown, and carries associations of agricultural abundance and Mediterranean climate: Miles of almond groves stretched across the valley.
In spring, the trees produce spectacular white and pink blossoms.
- marzipanSweetened ground nut confection
- water usageAmount of liquid consumed
- water rightsLegal allocation of H2O
- export marketsForeign countries purchasing goods
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
deciduous trees · pruning · pollination · drought resistance · biodiversity · bee colonies · bee hives · agribusiness · fertilization · crop rotation · soil health · Mediterranean cuisine · photosynthesis · habitat conservation · root systems · supply chains · harvest · organic certification
- Central ValleySan Joaquin Valley, Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton, Modesto
- Mediterranean farmingolives, figs, grapes, date palms, vineyards
- Central CaliforniaCentral Valley, San Joaquin Valley, Fresno, Bakersfield, Sacramento
- Alpujarrasmountain villages, Moorish architecture, mule trails
- Lleida
almond grovesuntamed wilderness
Unmanaged natural terrain
virgin forest · wilderness · old-growth forest · jungle · primeval forest
almond groveswheat fields
Cultivated land for cereal
corn fields · rice paddies · grazing pastures · cattle ranches · fallow fields
almond grovesdesert
To leave behind completely
wasteland · salt flats · dustbowl · parched earth · badlands