Early morning, I traveled the quick 15 minutes to Radford University's Selu Conservancy to observe my team's shrubs. After a week of fluctuating weather of snow in the beginning of the week and rain with warmer weather midweek, this morning was sunny and 44° Fahrenheit. As spring rolls in, the warming weather brought more visible phenophases. More and more breaking leaf buds are coming through. No leaves are to full potential, but the increasing leaf size is continuing rapidly. There are a few wilted and dried leaves, most likely shock from the environmental stressors. The fruits from the previous growing season are still on both Multiflora bushes. Hopefully with the warming weather, these fruits will drop and flower buds will begin to show up. (Post by L.Cort)
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On March 22nd, 2018 I observed the two Multiflora Rose plants at Selu in Radford, Virginia. Weather conditions were cold, approximately 36 degrees Fahrenheit with clear skies and several inches (3-4 roughly) of snow coverage on the ground. This was a different snowfall occurrence than observed last week and is very different from our initial observation of these plants. Conditions were similar to the previous week’s observations with the bushes still containing 101-1000 breaking leaf buds, approximately 5% of the potential canopy contained leaves and roughly 25% of them were increasing in leaf size. Both plants are still lacking flower buds but weather predictions are showing warmer weather approaching which will encourage the plants development. Both plants still contained 101-1000 ripened fruits from the previous year. (Post by Zakk Moorman)
This week I monitored our two Multiflora Rose plants on March 13th in the late afternoon. The temperature was 34 degrees Fahrenheit, with an overcast sky, and there was approximately 2-3 inches of snow on the ground. This is a large change in environmental conditions since our first week of monitoring. The bushes still had 101-1000 breaking leaf buds. Approximately 5% of the potential canopy contained opened leaves with 25% of them increasing in leaf size. Both plants still do not have flower buds yet, but hopefully the weather will begin to become warmer encouraging the burst of these. Both plants still contained 101-1000 ripened fruits from last year. (Post by Matt Cooley)
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