After an unusually warm week (temperatures in the 70’s), we have arrived back to our normal February weather (mid 40’s). This past week of warmer weather while favorable for us, had some pretty extreme outcomes for the multiflora rose bushes we are monitoring. On Monday February 26th, it was a lovely 48*F and overcast, however, the multiflora roses didn’t seem to mind. It seemed that the bushes were continuing to have more and more breaking leaf buds between 101 to 1,000!!! In addition about 5% of the breaking leaf buds from the week before have actually started to form the pink and green leaves; while about 25% of the prior leafs had started to increase in size. However, about 5% of both of the bushes still had the older colored leaves clinging to them in an attempt to not fall to the ground. With last years ripened fruits still attached to both bushes (101-1,000 fruits with >95% mature), the bushes are covered in a mix of old and new growth and hopefully new flower buds will appear in the following weeks. (Post by Nicholle Johnson)
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