Apricot Trees, a photo from Arkadia, Peloponnesus

Photographer's Note

The apricot was known in Armenia during ancient times, and has been cultivated there for so long, it is often thought to have originated there. Its scientific name Prunus armeniaca (Armenian plum) derives from that assumption.
An archaeological excavation at Garni in Armenia found apricot seeds in an Eneolithic-era site. Despite the great number of varieties of apricots that are grown in Armenia today (about 50), according to Vavilov its center of origin would be the Chinese region, where the domestication of apricot would have taken place. Other sources say that the apricot was first cultivated in India in about 3000 BC.

Its introduction to Greece is attributed to Alexander the Great; later, the Roman General Lucullus (106–57 B.C.) also would have imported some trees – the cherry, white heart cherry, and apricot – from Armenia to Rome
Apricots have been cultivated in Persia since antiquity, and dried ones were an important commodity on Persian trade routes. Apricots remain an important fruit in modern-day Iran, where they are known under the common name of zard-ālū (Persian: زردآلو).

The picture is taken early March at the Ayios Andreas valley where they apricot trees are blooming after the last snowfall and before the spring begins!
There are many apricot fields in this area and it is great to see nature's magnificent moment unfolding all of her beauty!

pajaran, fabbs99, ikeharel, mohammad_H, danos, jhm, saxo042, maria-v1981, ourania, EstelleJ has marked this note useful

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carlo62 (13544) 2013-02-25 13:53

Ciao Eleni
spero sia di buon auspicio e ci porti tanto bel tempo questa foto.
Un grosso saluto
Carlo

pajaran (36906) 2013-02-25 13:55

Dobro vece.
Dobar tekst o Kajsiji, sa datim podacima ...
Lep pogled na cvet kajsije ...
Dobar snimka, lepo pokazan cvet.
Lep cvet.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Srecno.
Paja.

Good evening.
Good article about apricot-specified data ...
Nice view of apricot flowers ...
Good shot, nice flower shown.
A beautiful flower.
Good evening and all the best in the new week that started.
Good luck.
Paja.

mesutilgim (68620) 2013-02-25 14:13

Hello dear Eleni,
Nice capture of this blossoming almond tree.
I only wonder if it was really been captured in March as in our regions almonds start to blossom late April.
Very good pov and crop.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

fabbs99 (6322) 2013-02-25 17:12

Dear Elen,

Nice story about the apricots.The shot is simple but having excellent sharpness and clarity.The colors are deep and the details are excellently expressed.TFS.

Take care and have a great day
Farhat

mohammad_H (6668) 2013-02-25 23:58

Hello my friend eleni
Very nice view, apricot blossom, thank you notes that, in Persian(blossom apricot ) , this interest you for , Iranian photographers on the site, and the character good you of social relations
Frame is very good, with nice colors and good contrast, clarity and transparency
Have a nice day
With respect
seyed mohammad

danos (74518) 2013-02-26 4:18

Ελένη γεια σου,
όντως οι βερυκοκιές έχουν συναρπαστικά άνθη,έχω και εγώ στον κήπο μου δύο που κάνουν υπέροχα και αρωματικά βερύκοκα.Εξαιρετική παρουσίαση με τα ανθισμένα κλαδιά να προβάλουν στον γαλανό ουρανό.

Σε χαιρετώ,Δάνος

jhm (123140) 2013-02-26 4:54

Hello Eleni,

Blossoms give always a sign of the springtime and good feeling.
Also the blossom shows very nice colors through the different flowers.
We get a good details on these picture, this is perfect taken.
Composition and presentation be superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John

ikeharel (38090) 2013-02-26 8:10

Kalispera Eleni,
A beautiful blossom of the Apricot tree, marvelous white and pink colors. All in great contrast to blue sky.
A lovely photo,
Ike

saxo042 (31862) 2013-02-26 8:20

Hi Eleni,
It will soon be time for sich beautiful flowers, less than a month from now. An excellent picture with these flowers against the clear blue sky. A very enjoyable note too.
Kind regards
Gunnar

sacavem (18586) 2013-02-26 8:49

Olá Eleni,

Spring is almost here.
Good photographic moment. Good work to capture this image.Very nice colours, and sharpness.

Cumprimentos,
Filipe

maria-v1981 (10409) 2013-02-26 9:16

Καλησπέρα Ελένη,
Γνωρίζω πάρα πολύ καλά τους ανθούς του ροδάκινου. Ο άντρας μου είναι από την Αριδαία Πέλλας και εκεί όλο ο κάμπος είναι σπαρμένος ροδάκινα. Πολύ όμορφη σύνθεση με τα λουλούδια να ξεπροβάλλουν από τους μίσχους. Τα χρώματα είναι άκρως ανοιξιάτικα.
Καλό βράδυ,
Μαρία

ourania (13085) 2013-02-26 11:02

Καλησπέρα Ελένη,
πολύ καλό και ενδιαφέρον καδράρισμα και σύνθεση με θαυμάσιο πρώτο πλάνο αλλά και εξαιρετικό βάθος. Το δυνατό φως δίνει μεγάλη ζωντάνια στα χρώματα κάνοντας την εικόνα απόλυτα ελκυστική από την πρώτη ματιά. Η λάμψη των ανθών αλλά και η ατμόσφαιρα είναι υπέροχη. Συγχαρητήρια και ευχαριστώ!
Να είσαι καλά, καλό βράδυ,
Ουρανία

cornejo (18714) 2013-02-26 12:34

Hola Eleni, muy buena fotografia de este bonito e interesante primer plano de las bellas flores del almendro. Muy bien compuesta esta interesante y bonita imagen con muy buena calidad. Excelente y encantador trabajo muy bien hecho, mis felicitaciones amiga mia. Gracias por compartir este bello trabajo.

Buen dia y feliz resto de semana.
Saludos y mejores deseos desde el sur de España.
Angel.

Silvio1953 (99199) 2013-02-26 13:12

Ciao Eleni, favoloso albero in fiore, si respira profumo di primavera, fantastici colori, splendida luce e ottima nitidezza, brava, ciao Silvio

abmdsudi (27118) 2013-02-26 21:53

Hi Eleni
You are smart technically spot on with the composition while we get to enjoy the full bloom, the blue sky and a bit of bg. The small area of bright vivid reds add to the stunning contrast as strong anchor to the picture. Beautifully shot, Congrats
Kind regards

EstelleJ (921) 2013-02-27 13:04

Hello Eleni,
It is really beautiful to see these gentle brave flowers to open up so early in the spring, even before the leaves come out. You've captured the mood of the spring perfectly with this macro shot, against a backdrop of the very clear noise-free sky with the white clouds sort of mimicking the flowers in the foreground.
Very inspiring image!
Kind Regards,
Jenna