[NatureNS] Elm Trees in Bloom, Halifax

From: Brian Bartlett <bbartlett@eastlink.ca>
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Pat, Also on Oxford St. (Halifax) today I noticed a bank with Coltsfoot 
blooming. Is this unusually early for Coltsfoot? And one of the turtles in 
Pt. Pleasant Park was out sunning itself on the rocks in the pond closest to 
Inglis St.
Brian
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From: "P.L. Chalmers" <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:07 PM
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Subject: [NatureNS] Elm Trees in Bloom, Halifax

> Hi there,
>
> Yesterday morning  (20 March) I noticed an American Elm in bloom on Oxford 
> Street.   I've just done a quick review of some old emails, and find that 
> I have reported Elm Trees in bloom on 22 April 2004, 21 April 2007, 24 
> March 2010 ( a warm, dry, early spring, much like this year), and 17 April 
> 2011.  So, this is probably the earliest I have seen them, though I would 
> have to check more field notebooks to be sure.
>
> I looked more carefully today, and found several examples, but perhaps 
> only 10% or so of the elms are in bloom so far.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Patricia L. Chalmers
> Halifax
>
>
>
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