Floración De Mula - Turismo De Floración
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Flowering in

Mule

(January and February)

Its corolla consists of five snow-colored petals, with a pleasant pink hue that appears when you get closer to the center where its silky, albino petals join.

Stars in bloom

Almond blossom in Mula - The star flower

If you want to see a star in a flower, look at the almond tree in bloom. Its corolla consists of five petals the colour of snow, with a pleasant pink tinge appearing when you get closer to the centre where its silky, albino petals meet.

From the heart of the flower emerges a green five-pointed star, which stands out at the intersections of the petals; from its ends protrude the white domes, on whose summits, perfectly symmetrical, its scalloped edge can be appreciated.

At the core of this star, the stamens emerge, thin white filaments ending in beautiful golden anthers. The whole flower is the perfect finishing touch, adorning the branches of this tree with a smooth, greenish trunk when young, but cracked and greyish when mature.

The almond blossom, the flower of the cold

The almond tree is not a tree with a spring flower, but rather one with a flowering that occurs thanks to the accumulation of cold. This means that, in order for its beautiful light pink and fuchsia buds to open into beautiful and spectacular flowers, which contain a star, the almond tree enters a state similar to hibernation, until it has accumulated about three hundred and fifty hours of cold, or hours at temperatures below seven degrees Celsius.

If temperatures are very low, the cold hours will accumulate more quickly, and we will be able to enjoy the birth of its beautiful and original flowers sooner. This deciduous tree with lance-shaped leaves does not need the arrival of spring for its flowering; it can even happen in the middle of the beautiful winter or at the end of it.

The Prunus dulcis does not have an exact flowering date, but it can show us its magnificent buds once it has accumulated the cold it needs. However, depending on the variety of almond tree, when they are in full bloom they cannot withstand frost, which is understood as temperatures below one to three degrees Celsius below zero for more than half an hour.

The almond tree - A tree with history and geography

If you are looking for a tree that has been around for thousands of years and has been part of many Mediterranean cultures, you will find the almond tree. Originally from Mesopotamia (the areas of Syria, Persia and Palestine), it has spread throughout the Mediterranean, extending to Iran, and has reached places in northern America and the Far East.

It is thought that they may have also originated in Egypt, since dried almond seeds were found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, which have been dated to 1325 BC.

The Greeks were responsible for spreading this spectacular flora throughout the Mediterranean. The first almond trees to reach the north of the American continent, specifically the state of California, were planted by Franciscan missionaries at the end of the 18th century.

The almond blossoms - Part of ancient legends

In the culture of ancient Greece, the almond tree means eternal love and consolation for the loved one, representing love beyond death, based on the legend of Philides, who fell in love with Acamante, who left by boat. The sadness of the young woman at not seeing her lover's boat or having news for days made her think that Acamante had died, so the girl dies of pain from the loss.

The goddess Athena, moved, turns the young woman's lifeless body into an almond tree, and when Acamante returns from his mission and learns of the death of his beloved, he takes refuge in the forest seeking comfort until he reaches the almond tree and embraces its trunk, at which point the tree begins to blossom to console him.

In ancient Egyptian culture, almonds represented prosperity, wealth and health. In fact, at that time they were considered a gift from the gods. It is believed that Cleopatra's milk baths were accompanied by essence extracted from almond blossoms.

Cagitan Field

If you want to go on a hike along a route where you can enjoy the almond trees in bloom, you can walk through Campo de Cagitán, where you can appreciate the spectacle of the flowering of this deciduous tree. The walk through this area is quite extensive, as it is shared by the municipalities of Cehegín, Cieza, Calasparra, Mula and Bullas, in the Region of Murcia.

The route can be done by car, on a two-way road, but well maintained, where we will not only enjoy the flowering, if we go in the month of February, but also its beautiful rural scenes throughout the year.

A stop at the reservoir for a break at dusk can be the icing on the delicious cake of almond blossom, a flower as ephemeral as it is spectacular and wonderful, as there are few flowers as beautiful as those of the almond tree.

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