orchard

Cultivated tree grove

An orchard is a plot of land planted with fruit or nut trees: apple orchard, peach orchard, almond orchard.

The word implies deliberate cultivation rather than wild growth, and usually suggests trees arranged in rows for harvesting.

We picked apples at the orchard last weekend.

blossom

petals

Colored bloom segments

buds · fragrance · pollination · bees · nectar · cherry · apple · pear · plum · stamen

harvest

picking

Act of selecting

basket · ladder · yield · seasonal · bushel · crates · windfall · gleaning · labor · buckets

cultivation

pruning

Cutting vegetation for health

tending · propagation · mulching · rootstock · scion · seedlings · nursery · espalier · thinning · spraying

grove

trees

Woody plants with trunks

copse · arbor · thicket · stand · glade · rows · canopy · shade · hedgerows · windbreak

cider

pressing

Requiring immediate attention

scrumpy · apples · tannins · pomace · vats · barrels · crushing · sweetness · vintage · bottling

farm

acreage

Amount of land owned

smallholding · commercial · family · organic · rural · husbandry · agronomy · fencing · equipment · livelihood

pastoral

tranquility

Undisturbed peacefulness

bucolic · countryside · rustic · serene · picturesque · scenic · nostalgic · wholesome · timeless · quaint

fruit

apples

Round tree fruit

cherries · citrus · figs · apricots · quinces · persimmons · pomegranates · mangoes · lychees · olives

Categories
Opposites
cultivation and human management

orchardwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

jungle · virgin forest · old-growth forest · wildwood · primeval forest

vegetation type and density

orcharddesert

To leave behind completely

grassland · prairie · meadow · tundra · steppe

productive agricultural land vs. barren/unproductive land

orcharddesert

To leave behind completely

wasteland · badlands · fallow field · dustbowl · tundra

Phrases
Family

orchards, orchardist, orchardists, fruit orchards, apple orchard

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G