Signs of Spring: Maple Flowers March 21, 2009Phenology, TreesKate St. John The red maples are flowering now. Look closely. These aren’t tiny leaves, they’re flowers! (photo by Marcy Cunkelman)
I do hope a frost kills some of those “flowers” so we won’t have as many “spinners” this year as we did in 2008. Reply
Unfortunately I have a similar view: and it warns me that I’ll be sick with allergies for about a week……………… Fortunately that happened a week ago and I can now go on to enjoy the flowers, spinners, birds on the flowers, etc. Reply
I do hope a frost kills some of those “flowers” so we won’t have as many “spinners” this year as we did in 2008.
Unfortunately I have a similar view: and it warns me that I’ll be sick with allergies for about a week………………
Fortunately that happened a week ago and I can now go on to enjoy the flowers, spinners, birds on the flowers, etc.