The first signs of spring appear in California’s San Joaquin Valley when its many almond trees begin flowering. That is usually around mid-February. They are like natures Valentine’s day flowers for us. The picture above is a cell phone shot from a quick trip to Modesto, California. It wasn’t exactly a pleasure trip but the sight sure brought some pleasure.
If you’ve been following the blog for some time you might remember seeing a post from 2019 when I had put together pictures from a few drives around the northern San Joaquin Valley. If not, no worries, you can always go back and see those pretty sights of trees crowned with clouds of white blossoms. Here’s that post —> The Almond Orchards are in Bloom!
Almonds Blossoms in California
If is mid-February or a couple of weeks after that, it might be a good idea to go see is you can catch some almond blossoms in the valley. You can drive around the Tracy- Stockton- Modesto area and you are sure to find some of those delightful sights.
California’s Almond Cultivation
Almond Trees 
Over the past few year, I’ve been seeing more and more almond orchards coming up in the valley. So I went and did some reading about the cultivation around here and found that California produces 80 per cent of the world’s almonds and 100 per cent of USA’s almonds. That sure makes California’s Central Valley ‘the place’ go see almond blossoms.
According to Waterford Nut Company, there’s is almond cultivation in over 450,000 acres of California’s land, mainly in the San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley.
I see that that area is only expanding. Looks like the hot dry summers and cool wet winters that California is known for is conducive for the growth of almonds. And we’re going to have more almond blossoms to see!
Now you know where to go for a Valentine’s Day drive or to catch some of the first few signs of spring. 😉
If you’d like to get tipsy from the sight of flowers, visit —
Cherry Blossoms at the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco
A Weeping Cherry Tree at Portland Japanese Garden
Now that the Spring is in the air —Wildflowers in Vasona Park
Tulip Fields in Woodburn, OR.
Linking to —
Thursday Tree Love
Our World
My Corner of the World
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These are lovely!! It would be wonderful to drive on that road and walk in that orchard.
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They really make a very pretty sight. It’s a pity the flowers don’t last longer but then again, that makes it more special. 🙂
Thank you for coming this way, Archana. 🙂
So pretty and along the road, these tree look dreamy. Thanks for sharing, Divya! I don’t know when and if I will get to see these but some day for sure. Until then, your pictures are the best. Truly a February love.
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Hey Parul,
I hope you get to see them sooner than later.
Thank you for hosting.
Will try to join for the next edition too. Thank you. 🙂
Such beautiful trees! They are flowering here too. They are the first trees to wake up from their winter’s sleep.
Absolutely.
True, almond blossoms seem to be some of the first signs of spring.
Welcome here, Lisa. 🙂
Gorgeous blooming trees ~ great photos ^_^
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Gorgeous trees indeed. 🙂
Thank you, Carol.
Have a good week.
so beautiful….
thank you for sharing videos
Hey Tanza,
Thank you.
Thank you for coming this way.
Wow – so gorgeous!
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Isn’t it?
Have you started seeing signs of spring there, yet?
Wow, this is so beautiful! Here trees are still naked, so… such a nice sight to see!
Oh is it?
I hope you’ll get to see some flowering trees, soon.
Thank you, Iris. 🙂
Beautiful signs of spring to come!
I’m glad to see you this week at ‘My Corner of the World’!
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Thank you for hosting, Betty. 🙂
impressive. I would be happy to see some blossoms in February.
Now you know where to find these first few signs of spring. Come, see some almond blossoms in CA, sometime.
Thank you for visiting, Klara. I love your photography! 🙂
That is so beautiful. I have never seen an en masse planting of flowering trees like that, even the one year I went down to Macon, Georgia to see their cherry blossoms in bloom (second, I understand, only to those in Washington, DC – which I have never seen.)
Now you know where to go to see Almond blossoms. 😉
There are plenty of orchards in the San Joaquin Valley and the area of cultivation is only expanding. 🙂
Thank you for coming this way, Alana. 🙂
Wow, what a beautiful blossoms those are.. Lovely. I had not got chance to see any of such blossoms during my stay in US. Hope to see some day.
Hey Shilpa,
Welcome here.
Maybe next time, now that you know where to see some. 😉
Beautiful pictures and informative post….
Thanks a ton, Ashish. 🙂
Looks amazing. Loved the post.
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Thank you, Rupam.
Such a pretty sight!
Isn’t it? The flowers are all gone, now. 🙁
Thank you for coming this way, Nomad. 🙂
This is incredible. Divya! How wonderful it must be to sit under those blooms and trees to paint!