It’s Blossom Season!

It is an exciting time of year in California’s Central Valley as stone fruit trees have emerged from winter dormancy and begun to bloom! February marks the official opening of the Blossom Trail, an official route designed to provide the most spectacular views of the orchards in bloom. The Central Valley is thee top producing stone fruit region in the United States and this period in the life of a stone fruit tree is the most celebrated in our region.

Tourists and residents celebrate the beauty of bloom with festivals, art exhibits, 10K runs, car rides and bike tours through the countryside to see (and smell) the millions of blossoms. The blossom season begins in February and runs through March and can be a great intro to a trip to the Sequoia National Forest or Yosemite.

Vern Peterson - Bloom Bees Peaches! from PPN TV on Vimeo.

Tags: bloom, blossom, Central valley events, central valley festivals, festivals, fresno county, Kings County, Sequoia National Park, stone fruit, the blossom trail, winter dormancy, yosemite

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