Today at 12:40pm, the temperature was 68°F and there was a dark overcast sky. There were very light, intermittent sprinkles of rain along with wind blowing at 5mph. Each of the 4 amur honeysuckles (Lonicera maackii ) that were observed displayed very similar phenophase signs. They are each showing <25% increasing leave size, which is less than previous observations. The snow damaged leaves seem to be surviving with brown tips. Canopy coverage has reached the higher side of the 50-74% range. This isn’t a surprise, especially since we have recently experienced multiple days of sunshine and temperatures reaching almost 80°F. The major phenophase observed today is an emergence of about 101-1,000 flower buds.
(Each photo was taken by observer Travis Mitchell)
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