Orchards Collection

Wassailing Apple Trees
In Devon and Somerset, apple growers wassail orchards on 17 January, with songs and a bucket of hot cider; a tree is lightly sprinkled, then the wassailers drink the rest

Tending the Orchard Trees
Tending the Orchard trees in February Date: 9th Century

South African oranges poster
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, South African Orange Orchards Date: 1927-1933

Oranges growing, Southern California, USA
Oranges growing in Southern California, USA, with snow on the mountains in the distance. 1930s

Scene in Monte Vista Valley, California, USA
Scene in Monte Vista Valley, Los Angeles County, California, USA, showing a ranch, orchards, and the San Gabriel Mountains. Date: circa 1920

Irrigated orchard, California, USA. Date: 1919

Mother and daughter in an orchard on a Christmas card
Mother and daughter picking fruit in an orchard on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Little girl in an orchard on a Christmas card
Little girl picking apples in an orchard on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Women picking fruit in Kent during World War One, 1916
Female fruit-pickers in the fruit gardens and orchards of Evesham, picking strawberries and gooseberries to be made into jam for British troops; just one of the traditionally male roles taken over by

Swedish Hop Picker
A pretty Swedish hop picker at work in the orchards during a particularly fruiyful harvest. Date: 1930s

Apple Inspector
Boxes of freshly harvested and boxed English apples are inspected as they come in from the orchards, before being sent to the packing stations. Date: 1950s

Shooting Apple Trees
In Devonshire, on Twelfth Eve, countryfolk go into the orchards and shoot at one of the best trees, to ensure a good fruit crop : much cider is drunk on this occasion... Date: 1851

Monte Solaro and the Grand Harbour, Capri
Monte Solaro and the Grand Harbour, Island of Capri, Bay of Naples, Italy

Manisa on the Meander, Turkey - Grape Festival
Famous grape Festival at Manisa on the Meander River, Turkey

Kentish Scenery
Every spring the cherry orchards around Newington, near Sittingbourne, Kent, England, exhibit a wonderful display of blossom

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