By the end of summer, the CA government will be trying to explain why there will be no fruitcake for Christmas. Because there will be no more fruits.
Salads next winter are going to suck. A lot.
Actually some of our fruit and nut trees do very will with winter flooding.
We have a pistachio tree and plum tree that never did anything until a neighbor’s drip irrigation sprang a leak over a long weekend. We were away and so was he. We had a foot of water over the ground where the trees were.
Later, both trees did great. We are expecting similar results after our heavy rains. Even with a french drain around those trees, there is standing water of 3-4 inches.
My wife gave me an olive tree for Christmas, and it was planted a few days before Christmas. A friend, who has an Olive orchard for olive oil, said the rain has been great for a new tree and their older trees. Her olive trees have been in at least 6 inches of standing water since early Feb.. She is very happy.