During the first week of April, the days have been warmer, rainier, sunnier, and longer. While walking to my tree on Saturday, I noticed that all the snow had melted. It was very muddy and wet – having rained earlier during the week. It had also been very windy this week, I found the impacts of that to be evident as many trees were knocked over and the trails had more obstacles in the way than usual. I also heard birdcalls and wildlife activity within the forest. Checking in on my tree(s), I noticed the buds to be greener but also that many had sprouted white fuzz from the tip. I’m not exactly sure what this means (whether the tree is sick or impacted by fungi), but hopefully when the buds bloom, they will look the way they should. The buds still look relatively normal but it does not seem that much has changed within the last two weeks.
I also stumbled upon bright red berries on the patch of ground next to my tree. This seems to be a plant from the genus Mitchella.
