Almond trees bloomed early in Datça, Turkey

Published Dec 24, 2023

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Almond trees in the Datça district of Muğla, Turkey bloomed earlier than usual due to unseasonably warm weather, with flowers expected to bloom in January instead of mid-January. The early blooming is a result of the effects of climate change, and while it may seem positive at first, the almond producers are concerned that future rain and cold weather will cause the flowers to fall and reduce productivity. The unseasonably warm weather has caused the almond trees to bloom early, but there are worries about the impact on productivity if the flowers perish due to future rain and cold weather.

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Almond trees bloomed in Datça MUĞLA - While snowfall and adverse weather conditions were affecting the Northern and Eastern provinces of Turkey, the almond trees in the Datça district of Muğla, located at the intersection of the Aegean and the Mediterranean, turned the trees white in December with flowers expected to bloom in January. Almond trees bloomed twice in 2023 in Datça district, where the first almond crop in Turkey was harvested. While the effects of climate change continue to increase with each passing year, Turkey's famous green almond trees, which bloom in mid-January in Datça district and bear fruit in late February and early March, started to bloom in mid-December this year. In Datça, where the temperature is around 22-25 degrees, the almond trees that saw the hot weather bloomed and were covered with white cover. Early almond trees in Datça Kızlan District wore their white wedding dresses. 59-year-old Nurcan Aytekin, an almond producer in Kızlan District, explained ...

Source: Sondakika