orchards

grafting

Joining tissues to grow together

• pruningCutting vegetation for health
• irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
• plantingPlacing seeds in earth

fertilization · pollination · rootstock · espalier · thinning · spraying · mulching · composting · propagation · trellising

picking

Act of selecting

• applesRound tree fruit
• pearsEdible pomes from Pyrus
• plumsFleshy stone fruits

peaches · cherries · ladder · basket · yield · ripe · gathering · seasonal · laborers · u-pick

apples

Round tree fruit

• pressingRequiring immediate attention
• fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
• juiceExtracted fruit liquid

perry · hard cider · scrumpy · cider house · pomace · cider mill · heritage varieties · bittersweet · tannins · craft cider

trees

Woody plants with trunks

• rowsSide-by-side sequences
• canopyOverhead protective covering
• shadeDarkness from blocked light

acreage · plantation · citrus grove · olive grove · stone fruit · spacing · windbreak · hedgerow · boundary · landscape

springtime

Season following winter

• petalsColored bloom segments
• bloomingProducing flowers now
• beesWinged pollinators

fragrance · buds · nectar · cherry blossom · apple blossom · almond blossom · pollen · pink · white · fruit set

bountiful

Plentiful and generous

• fruitfulProducing abundant results
• productiveGenerating useful output
• fertileAble to reproduce abundantly

lush · prolific · thriving · verdant · laden · bumper crop · plentiful · generous · teeming · flourishing

• agriculturefarms, crops, farm, farmers, farming
• farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
• American Farmingfamily farms, corn, wheat, hay, farmsteads
• European farmingdairy farming, dairy farms, sheep farming, olive groves, wheat fields
• fruit industrygroves, growers, harvesting, fruit farms, fruit picking
• Lowland Countrysidefarmhouses, farmsteads, meadows, pastures, windmills