Jean E. Roche / Aerial view of vineyards and fruit trees edged with Italian poplar trees, introduced to the Camargue during the 19th century and planted for protection against the wind, near Arles, Camargue, Southern...

Paul Hobson / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) on snow covered ground with apples, Peak District, England, UK. January.

Wild Wonders of Europe / T??ng / Apple trees in meadow, Roudenhaff, Mullerthal, Luxembourg, May 2009

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, close up of single flower, Spain

Terry Andrewartha / Fieldfare feeding on fallen crab apples {Turdus pilaris} UK

Milan Radisics / To protect their crop from frost damage, farmers on large apricot farms use the old, rarely seen technique of torching. Using liquid paraffin candles to heat the surrounding air, the heat and smoke cr...

Milan Radisics / Smoke and heat created by giant candles, filled with liquid paraffin, placed next to apricot trees to protect the buds from frost damage, Zavod, Hungary, April, 2020. SajtoFoto (PressPhoto) Hungary Ph...

Milan Radisics / Farmer running with torch from candle to candle, to light the fires before expected frost arrives, to protect the apricot harvest, Zavod, Hungary, April, 2020. SajtoFoto (PressPhoto) Hungary Photograp...

Milan Radisics / When frost arrives, the farmer's family come out to light liquid paraffin candles as quickly as possible, to protect the apricot crop from frost damage, Zavod, Hungary. April, 2020. SajtoFoto (Pre...

Milan Radisics / View of paraffin candles burning in apricot orchard, providing protection for the blossom from frost damage, Zavod, Hungary, April, 2020. SajtoFoto (PressPhoto) Hungary Photography Competition Winner...

Milan Radisics / Farmland lit by a full moon on an ice cold night; smoke and flames from paraffin candles create a heat capsule above the field, protecting the apricot trees from frost damage, Zavod, Hungary, April, 2...

Milan Radisics / Valley at dawn, covered with smoke from paraffin candles which protected huge apricot orchards from frost damage, Zavod, Hungary, April, 2020. SajtoFoto (PressPhoto) Hungary Photography Competition Wi...

Milan Radisics / Measuring the air temperature in the morning - minus 6 degrees was a record breaking temperature in Hungary for April 2nd. The sensitive apricot trees were protected by paraffin candles burning all ni...

Milan Radisics / Thermometer placed at the bottom of a crucifiction cross beside a small chapel, located between two apricot tree plots, Zavod, Hungary, April, 2020. SajtoFoto (PressPhoto) Hungary Photography Competit...

Will Watson / Perry pear (Pyrus communis) tree in old orchard, Herefordshire Plateau, England, UK. July.

Edwin Giesbers / Blossoming fruit trees in commercial orchard, bee keeper in background removing swarming Honeybees. Betuwe, The Netherlands. April 2018.

Ingo Arndt / Sweet Cherry (Prunus avium) trees flowering in spring, Germany. April.

Juergen Freund / Mango orchard with varieties such as Kensington Pride, R2E2 and Brooke. Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Wendy Shattil / Citrus orchard, aerial view. McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Winter moth (Operophtera brumata) caterpillar and young damaged Apple (Malus domestica) leaf. Caterpillar a serious pest in apple orchards. England, UK.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Almond (Prunus amygdalus) trees, Horta de San Joan, The Ports Natural Park, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. April 2017.

Juan Carlos Munoz / San Salvador Monastery, Horta de San Joan, The Ports, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. April 2017.

Juan Carlos Munoz / San Salvador Monastery, Horta de San Joan, The Ports, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. April 2017.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Almond (Prunus amygdalus) orchard with En Benet Rocks / Roques de Benet in background, The Ports Natural Park, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. April 2017.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Vineyard, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. April 2017.

Lynn M. Stone / Great dane female with uncropped ears, in orchard with fallen apples, North Granby, Connecticut, USA.

Alan Williams / Mistletoe (Viscum album) growing on Apple tree (Malus domestica) in orchard Cheshire, England, UK, August.

Klein & Hubert / European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) in orchard with fallen apples in autumn, France. Controlled conditions.

Laurent Geslin / Children on school trip to orchard, Haute Savoie, France, October 2011.

Jean E. Roche / Apple (Malus pumila) blossom in organic orchard, Arles, Camargue, France, April.

Jean E. Roche / Apple (Malus pumila) blossom in organic orchard, Arles, Camargue, France, April.

Nick Turner / Apple (Malus domestica) picking at Day's Cottage Heritage Orchard, Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire. Old orchards provide vital habitat for flora and fauna. September 2015.

Nick Turner / Apple (Malus domestica) picking at Day's Cottage Heritage Orchard, Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire. Old orchards provide vital habitat for flora and fauna. September 2015.

Nick Turner / Apple (Malus domestica) picking at Day's Cottage Heritage Orchard, Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire. Old orchards provide vital habitat for flora and fauna. September 2015.

Cyril Ruoso / View over agricultural land including blossoming orchards and a village of the Dades Valley, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco.

Cyril Ruoso / View over orchards with trees in blossom towards village, Dades Valley, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco.

Will Watson / Perry pear and cider apple orchard, Herefordshire, England, UK, September.

Klein & Hubert / Domestic donkey foal (age two months) running through meadow in spring, with Apple blossoms, France.

Jean E. Roche / Ripe Apples on tree, Camargue, France, September.

Jean E. Roche / Ripe 'Joya' apples on tree , Arles, Camargue, France, September.

David Woodfall / Member of Gwent beekeepers in protective suit in orchard of Llantarnam Abbey, Cwmbran, Gwent, Wales, UK. September 2014.

John Waters / View from Burrow Hill near Langport, overlooking cider apple orchards for which the area is well known. Somerset Levels, UK, March 2014.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Oranges (Citrus sp) in orchard on Suikerbossie farm, Koue Bokkeveld / Cedarberg region, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Oranges (Citrus sp) in orchard on Suikerbossie farm, Koue Bokkeveld / Cedarberg region, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Flowers growing in orange orchard on Suikerbossie farm, Koue Bokkeveld / Cedarberg region, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Orange (Citrus sp) orchard irrigation on Suikerbossie farm, Koue Bokkeveld / Cedarberg region, Western Cape, South Africa. The water comes from rainwater, mountain run-off and the Twee River, which fl...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Orange (Citrus sp) orchard irrigation on Suikerbossie farm, Koue Bokkeveld / Cedarberg region, Western Cape, South Africa. The water comes from rainwater, mountain run-off and the Twee River, which fl...

David Woodfall / Russell Flynn from Gwent Beekeepers wearing protective bee keeping suit, attending to Honey bee (Apis meliffera) hives in old orchard, Pontypool, Wales, UK, July 2014.