March 27, 2023
Blog Post #8
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✩ My Birch Tree ✩
I revisited my paper birch tree today, and it’s doing great! While none of the buds have burst yet, there are way more than there were last time, and the ones that were there previously are much bigger! Instead of 1 or 2 being at the end of the branches, there are 2-4. I look forward to seeing the tree once it starts to sprout its leaves and what that will look like!
March 10, 2023
Blog Post #7
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✩ Chosen Tree ✩
The tree that I found around my phenology spot and chose to talk about was a middle-stage Paper Birch that was in the process of budding new leaves. Yellow Birch and River Birch have smaller buds that are more like buds you would expect from a deciduous tree, while Silver Birches have much larger buds that are extremely pinecone-like. These medium sized charismatic pinecone-like buds are hard to miss, especially paired with the unique white, peeling bark, and we definitely have a Paper Birch on our hands! I can’t wait to come back after spring break and see if it’s budded at all!
