Spring is in the air, it is on the ground, and it is showing up on winter deciduous trees.
This cluster shows a still leafless Himalayan Birch (Betula alnoides) full of yellow catkins, the other taller trees are Himalayan Alder (Alnus nepalensis) which have new leaves & leaf buds. The dark evergreen trees are Tree Rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum).
#trees #nature #spring #Hinalayas #IndiasNature #HimalayaSpeaks #HimalayanBirch #Alder #Rhododendron #Phenology #catkins #biology #ecology
π± Flowers open, forests shift, and ancient trees move through their days with a quiet sense of rhythm. What if plants keep time more subtly than our clocks?
βοΈ Explore the quiet clocks of plant life: https://TPC8.short.gy/3qxzQGl1
A different kind of timekeeping waits beneath each leaf.
#Plants #Science #Circadian #Biology #Phenology #Nature #Botany #TPC8
Oooh, did you know next week is Phenology Week in the US?
https://www.usanpn.org/news/article/phenology-week-march-17-21-2025
Saw the first green shoots in the south-facing yard today #phenology
Genuinely sooner than I expected, I thought this was covered with snowpack yesterday, but maybe not?
RE: https://botany.social/@AnnBot/116187794057281597
"The advanced flowering phenology and changes in flowering duration reported here were of unprecedented magnitude, showcasing the extreme effects of climate change on Mediterranean ecosystems."
nationalparks
Ramnarayan Kalyanaraman
π§π Greg Cocks
The Perpetually Curious!
Deborah Edwards-OΓ±oro
jarek
Paul Schultze-Motel
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