Blessing the fruit trees in Casablanca

Today, the first morning of Hol HaMoed Pesaj many people in Casablanca gathered to say the blessing over the fruit trees and then we enjoyed a delicious breakfast and the sun in the garden. There were different waves of people, and as you see it was low on women! In Tangier many people have the tradition to say Birkat HaIlanot the day after the end of Pesaj (Mimouna)... and in Israel I remember we would say it before Pesaj.
The Ba'al HaBait told me his father had the same tradition, it's been a tradition in the family for 90 years to have this gathering on the first day of Hol HaMoed. When they built the house they planted the fruit trees before starting to build so that they would be able to have this gathering for the community.
Rabbi Yosef Israel told me that in Tetouan when he was growing up it was a tradition to go to someone's house that overlooked the whole city of Tetouan and spend the first day of Hol HaMoed in the garden and gathering as a community.
In Portugal the community in Belmonte goes out for a picnic during the days of Hol HaMoed as well. Hag HaAviv--Passover is also called the Spring Holiday--beginning to enjoy the trees, the sun and the outdoors.