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Some orchardists even keep small fires burning nearby to prevent temperatures from dipping below freezing, Rodriguez adds.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
25 May 2026 Like modern growers, Sumerian orchardists, archaeologist Marcin Paszke contends, gathered pollen from the emerging inflorescences of male date palms in the spring and then climbed the female trees to fertilize the flowers by hand.—
Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025 Tamura learned that her second-generation father, an orchardist at the family farm, had never been to Japan.—oregonlive,
14 Aug. 2022 During the Orchard Tour, the resort’s orchardist will guide you on an informative tour of the two-acre grounds and teach you about the unique ecosystem.—
Katie Chang,
Forbes,
30 Sep. 2021