Early morning Saturday, I observed my team's Northern Spicebush for new phenophase changes. It was sunny and 44° Farhenheit. In the beginning of the week we had snow and cold temperatures, by mid week it had warmed up and rained a bit. The two Northern Spicebush didn't seem to mind. More breaking leaf buds had broke through since the previous observation week, but no visible leaves yet. Most of the flower buds broke open, exhibiting the reproductive parts of flowers. The old fruits finally dropped off, creating space for new growth. (Post by L. Cort)
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On March 22nd, 2018 I observed the two Spicebush 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 1001-10000 breaking leaf buds and it still shows no signs of open leaves. The plants still display 1001-10000 flower buds with no open flowers present. Each spicebush contained 11-100 fruits with an estimated 95% having reached maturity. All of these fruits have been left over from the previous year .With the warming temperatures steadily approaching we may begin to see swift development in the upcoming weeks of observation. Northern Spicebush showing limited signs of activity.
During week 3 of monitoring of our two Northern Spicebush plants there was an overcast with a temperature of 34 degrees Fahrenheit. There was also approximately 2-3 inches of snow on the ground from snowfall earlier in the week. Each tree has approximately 1001-10000 breaking leaf buds, with no leaves unfolded yet. There was also 1001-10000 flower buds with no open flowers present. Both Spicebushes still had 11-100 fruits with all of them having 95% maturity. All of these fruits were the mature fruits left over from last year. Hopefully the weather will begin to warm in the coming weeks and the flower and leaf buds will begin to burst.
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