Prunes ripening on the trees in Madera, California, almost ready for harvest. Photographed for California Grown’s Farmer & Farmworker Appreciation Month coming in October, 2020.

Bloom on a prune growing in Central California
A sixth generation farmer checks the plums on a ranch in Madera, California
Prune inspection at Loquaci Ranch in Central California
Soon-to-be-picked prunes (plums) ripening on the tree