Today (Sunday 04/22/2018), I monitored our group's five Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) shrubs at the Radford Bike Path site in Radford, Virginia. Throughout the week, we have seen mostly sunny skies and fluctuating average temperatures ranging from the low 60s to the upper 70s. Today was partly cloudy with a light breeze and a high of 65 and a low of 55. All five plants showed small amounts of breaking leaf buds (around 3-10) however most leaves have grown to around 75%-95% of their full potential size. Almost all of the shrubs are filling around 95% of their total canopy cover, however there's still no sign of emerging flower buds. Only one bush was bearing any noticeable fruit. Four out of our five plants were recently crushed by fallen branches during a snow store. Out of the two bushes we had observed bearing ripe fruit, only one was left with any fruit as the damage knocked it all off of the other plant. (Post by T. Thompson)
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Today (Friday 4/15/2018), I observed our specimens of Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) shrubs at the Radford Bike Path site in Radford, Virginia. The weather has been warm and sunny this week with highs in the upper 70's. The three shrubs that endured little damage from previous weeks are showing >95% canopy cover and the majority of their leaves are at 75-94% of their full size. Breaking leaf buds occurred in all five shrubs. This may be due to the cold snap we had last week followed by seasonally warm temperatures. (Post by C. Gleason)
Today (Friday 4/6/2018), I observed our specimens of Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) shrubs at the Radford Bike Path site in Radford, Virginia. The weather this past week has been mild and rainy with an average rainfall at 0.27in and an average temperature of 62 degrees Fahrenheit. Today during my monitoring, it was partly cloudy with temperatures in the mid 60’s. The shrubs are currently enjoying the rain and warmer temperatures compared to the snow that has recently damaged some of them. The plants are practically finished with the breaking leaf bud stage, though the majority still show 3-10 breaking leaf buds, some had 11-100 on the plants where less light was available. All but one of the shrubs have reached about 50-74% of potential leaf size. Plants all have about 50%-74% of the total potential canopy space filled with leaves. (Post by Z. Underwood)
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