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A bunch of trees are now budding. Maybe 30%. I noticed one tree with a large amount of whitish green flowers and several bushes starting to flower as well. No crocuses yet though.
Definitely. Forsythia is already blooming in our yard. Grass in well watered or sunny locations, especially near creeks, is already blooming. I mowed part of the yard on Saturday.
I was thinking about this map this morning. Was saying to myself, its just another tool and way to show yet another red map to make a claim of "you know what". Just think, a map that shows areas are 2-3 weeks earlier than normal for blooms.
I'm curious what the criteria is now.
Is it when over 25% of trees have blooms for a particular area? Is it 1%?
Would just Lilacs and Maples be considered?
Is it the moment buds open up or when true blossom flowers are showing?
Is it by Satellites or are there that many people reporting blooms from each area?
Do NWS employees report it?
How do they know exactly what normal is, usually its just a general week, not a specific day.
Anyway -- It was an idea that I had years ago, no idea why we weren't tracking leaf in and leaf outs. That's why I started my comparison shots years ago. I was curious for my area.
2015 was super late than what I was used to seeing for this area.. We all were late that year given the historically cold & snowy 1st 3 months.
Check this one out. April 10, 2012 vs April 15, 2015.
All I know is its hectic here with elms leafed out, Bradford pears leafing, cherries leafing, maples blooming, and various other hardwoods are leafing/blooming. We are still a good 4-8 days from the peak of blooming/leafing with the bulk of oaks/hickory especially not really blooming much. 50 degree low tonight and 63 tomorrow night will ramp things up 110%. 1 hard freeze in the forecast but it should not be the end all of everything. Hope my peach pulls through as its blooming.
Would love to see this year vs 2012 for you. I imagine the satellites are what they use for the tool. Or they factor in what grows where and combine it with climatology and requirements for certain trees to bloom and see how the weather plays out. Sort of an estimate based on how warm it has been and how much will in theory be blooming.
Might not be a flowering cherry, or different variety perhaps?
Very much a mid spring flowering here, and I haven't seen year to year variation.
Yes you could be right, I am no expert, the trees I am specifically thinking of are where I work they are not very big (but I think they are young specimens) and about 10 feet tall, the flowers are pink.
Yes you could be right, I am no expert, the trees I am specifically thinking of are where I work they are not very big (but I think they are young specimens) and about 10 feet tall, the flowers are pink.
I posted some pictures of trees looking like that in the winter picture thread. I think they are plums or almonds.
Yes, some trees appear to be a month or more ahead of where they should be. The buds on trees like the Red Maple(?) are already quite large and look about ready to burst open. Pear trees appear to be on the verge of flowering.
There's a deciduous plant that covers much of the forest floor around here that has been leafing out since January. All along the sides of the highways you'll see the faint green glow on the forest floor from their tiny leaves. I still haven't identified what plant it is.
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Still nothing, I am thinking I will need to wait another few weeks. The grass isn't even growing at this stage.
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Just think, a map that shows areas are 2-3 weeks earlier than normal for blooms. 
. Then things progressed extremely fast within 2 weeks we had leaves.
