This past week, while I was unable to visit the silver maple tree which I wrote about in my previous post, I was able to observe and photograph a different silver maple in order to keep an eye on the phenological changes occurring in this species around this time of year! This different silver maple is not located in the Intervale, but is still growing along the banks of the Winooski River, close to downtown Winooski.
As you can see in the above photos, the buds that were present in my previous post are beginning to bloom! Although the rest of the tree as well as the landscape around it still seem quite winter-esque, these blooming buds are a sure sign of the soon arrival of the spring and the warm weather which comes along with it.
Stay tuned for another post soon (hopefully at my original tree in the Silver Maple Grove…) containing more updates on phenological changes!