I noted that today the catkins on the hazelnut bushes looked active, so I went out and looked and sure enough there were flowers blossoming. The weather has been very warm for far too long and it sets off the plants in thinking that it is spring. Clearly the flowers and catkins are not activated by length of day but by temperature. This is bad news because there is still plenty of winter left to go and we will probably experience several cold snaps before spring - killing the flowers.
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MBSteedI live in Lethbridge Alberta Canada and have a fascination with hazelnuts. Archives
June 2021
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