Subject: Re: [nafex] More Musings on Coldest Nov-Dec on Record
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 01 11:15:19 -0700
>> My points are that the native trees were solid indicators to the coming
>> weathernormal or abnormal. Introduced species, including fruit bushes
and
>> trees, are not. What do you think? And, what did you observe?
>> Doreen Howard
>> Janesville, WI, Zone 4b, still with a couple feet of snow on the ground
It is interesting to me that different clones of the native Ribes sanquineum
(flowering currant) from different locations in its range, bloom at different
times when planted in Portland, OR (it is a very early bloomer- seems to
coincide with the return of hummingbirds)
-Rick
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