The Sacramento Valley is where a lot of the country's tree fruit is grown. Certainly Eastern farmers will benefit if the western warming/drought trend continues. Most of the plums we grow here in the east were developed a hundred years ago before California could ship them refrigerated as cheap as rocks. Most folks here HAVE NEVER HAD RIPE STONE FRUIT due to California's domination.

Carla, yes, do they call this an Indian Summer? There is a terrible drought in Texas. I read in the news that cows are just dropping dead around Austin. Nothing for them to eat. Very sad.

The trees are budding now because they think it's spring. I do feel sorry for the agricultural industry. I'm not an orchard owner, just a girl that loves to own trees that give back! I come here to read about trees I have or wish I had.

I'm worried that my little lime tree that is budding like crazy, will die back when the February frosts come.

I'm going to try to purchase some freeze cloth to protect it. I live in the desert and we get fierce winds! Last time I protected it, the winds blew my protection off!

I think some crops and trees will suffer if we do go back to winter. But they will also suffer if we don't. We need the rain and the snow. Just need to protect our trees.