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Asimina triloba at first leaf
Photo by: Shay Gibson
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Cornus florida in full leaf
Photo by: Shay Gibson |
I braved the pouring rain today and returned to Ruffner Mountain to check on our phenology species. At this point we are still following four of the original five species. Our first species, Asimina triloba or pawpaw, is now at first leaf. You can see the leaves unfolded from many branches in the picture below. The second species, Liriodendron tulipifera, is now in full leaf. I think we mistakenly labelled leaves as flowers last week. The picture below shows the tulip tree in full leaf. Our third species, Quercus alba, appears to be in the full leaf phase as seen in the picture below. Finally, the dogwood tree, Cornus florida, was in full flower last week. When I returned to Ruffner this morning, the tree no longer had flowers, but was in full leaf.
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Liriodendron tulipifera in full leaf
Photo by: Shay Gibson
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| Quercus alba in full leaf Photo by: Shay Gibson |
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