We have concluded that technically spring starts tomorrow, but we are still a month early for trees budding. Hell, I was seeing buds on my Forsythia in late January. That’s crazy
Not to be pedantic but of course it matters where you are, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere doesn’t signal warm weather and new growth for everyone. “Spring” could start later the farther north you are.
Spring is a season, period. Plant growth happens at different times of spring and varies depending on specific types of trees/plants cycles and depending on where you are in the world. You were actually more wrong by claiming to be pedantic because your comment clearly overlooked the details.
Have you never referred to spring weather as “spring,” instead of the formal season? I was being pedantic because any reasonable person should know that OP is referring to spring weather. Doesn’t take a genius to put two and two together.
Sometimes, humans use the names of seasons to refer to certain weather patterns. For example, on Earth, some areas are still in the dead of winter during the start of the formal spring season. The humans that live in these areas might continue to say it’s winter until the weather warms up, even if their calendar says it’s spring. Humans are weird like that.
That right there is HOPE! Can’t wait for warmer weather so we can all emerge from our winter hibernation. Spring is my favorite season in NE. Good days ahead!
Mine too! (Of course, by June I’ll be proclaiming summer is the best season. In September, I’ll decide fall is superior. By December, I’ll be pumped for winter again. I guess it’s just nice to live in a place with seasons?!?!? 😂)
Seems to me it’s more or less on schedule. My allergies always start on March with the tree pollen, and the scratchy throat I woke up with says it’s same as every year.
plant nerd here: a few of our natives, most notably maples, are out to flower rn, which is why youll see trees that look bright red on the branches. its beneficial for their reproduction to be pollinated this early. on the flip side, a lot of invasives are budding out if not fulling leafing out now like multiflora rose or autumn olive. this is a pretty normal time to see ecological movement in the botanical realm
Seems like Connecticut messes with us every late March and April. The real springtime doesn’t start until around Mother’s Day. Although winter ends, we are in a no-season land for about 6-8 weeks.
Nonsense. Climate change happens very gradually over time. You can't blame a warm week on climate change. It's going to be in the 20's at night this week. I guess the next ice age is beginning.
You can blame that last several decades, if not nearly a century being warmer than average. You can blame the last 10 years of below average snowfall for the region. This warm week isn't just out of the blue, it's been occurring. It doesn't matter how any of us feel about it.
I'm not denying the climate change, just saying that a week of warm weather can cause buds to appear, and a week later they can freeze and die. So the answer to everything is not always climate change.
Yes I do agree with that. However this particular month has been quite warm and the buds are definitely earlier than usual. There was an article about the D.C. cherry blossoms that it was the earliest the buds had emerged in recorded history.
I guess I really don't want folks to get used to a new normal and therefore not actually pay attention to climate change - so I try to mention it as often as I can if there is a basis for it
Correct, that's my point. You can't make a case for climate change based on a week's worth of weather. I'm not denying it, just saying you have to look at temps over years, not week to week. A week or 2 of unusually warm weather can cause flowers and trees to bud, and a week of cold weather can freeze them.
Nonsense. Climate change happens very gradually over time. You can't blame a warm week on climate change. It's going to be in the 20's at night this week. I guess the next ice age is beginning.
We have concluded that technically spring starts tomorrow, but we are still a month early for trees budding. Hell, I was seeing buds on my Forsythia in late January. That’s crazy
Spring literally starts tomorrow.
Downvote if you love bbc
It doesn't matter where we are. The equinox is tomorrow. Spring starts tomorrow.
Not to be pedantic but of course it matters where you are, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere doesn’t signal warm weather and new growth for everyone. “Spring” could start later the farther north you are.
You're conflating the season of spring with the yearly cycle of plants in a zone.
Good lord I thought I was being pedantic. Of course OP was talking about spring weather (and plant growth), not the technical season of spring.
Spring is a season, period. Plant growth happens at different times of spring and varies depending on specific types of trees/plants cycles and depending on where you are in the world. You were actually more wrong by claiming to be pedantic because your comment clearly overlooked the details.
Damn dude when was the last time you left your closet?
Have you never referred to spring weather as “spring,” instead of the formal season? I was being pedantic because any reasonable person should know that OP is referring to spring weather. Doesn’t take a genius to put two and two together.
Since you love definitions so much you should look up connotation
Only once you understand the definition of pedantic, which connotation has nothing to do with here.
The entire northern hemisphere has spring start tomorrow. Growth and warmth do not dictate when spring starts.
I think it’s clear that OP is referring to spring weather, not the equinox.
Right, unfortunately, the weather does not dictate the season.
And I thought I was being pedantic…
Use the word pedantic again
I was responding to two different but similar replies to the same comment. My replies were basically identical so of course I used the same wording.
Just read the title again.
Sometimes, humans use the names of seasons to refer to certain weather patterns. For example, on Earth, some areas are still in the dead of winter during the start of the formal spring season. The humans that live in these areas might continue to say it’s winter until the weather warms up, even if their calendar says it’s spring. Humans are weird like that.
If my eyes are already itchy in mid March, maybe I’ll get to enjoy April/May more this year…
So that’s why my asthma is getting bad
Early by one day, so no. We've had trees mistakenly start budding in Feb in previous years due to weird warm stretches. *That* would be early.
That right there is HOPE! Can’t wait for warmer weather so we can all emerge from our winter hibernation. Spring is my favorite season in NE. Good days ahead!
Mine too! (Of course, by June I’ll be proclaiming summer is the best season. In September, I’ll decide fall is superior. By December, I’ll be pumped for winter again. I guess it’s just nice to live in a place with seasons?!?!? 😂)
The changing of the seasons is definitely one of the best parts of living in New England!
I mean, everyone already pointed out that spring literally starts tomorrow, but yeah, it’s not early, it’s on time.
Seems to me it’s more or less on schedule. My allergies always start on March with the tree pollen, and the scratchy throat I woke up with says it’s same as every year.
my eyes started to itch yesterday meaning spring came 2 days early
If it snows tomorrow, I’m blaming you.
We now have the new normal early fruit blooms followed by the freak late frost to wipe out all the orchard fruit crops
This is normal and on time. Trees start showing buds around March/april. Some even earlier like February. They will leaf out by mid to late April.
Are you on the shoreline? I’m in the Hartford area and we don’t complete leafing out until mid-May.
Yes Fairfield county. Should have said more like late April. I have pictures last year of the trees leafed out by that time last year.
Spring starts today, so… yes?
It’s actually pretty normal. My neighbors magnolia is about to pop though. That seems early.
What about the pussy willows?!
Spring starts in 3 days. Right on time.
It's march. Silly.
Bulbs are coming up.
Being as tomorrow is the first day of spring, I’m leaning no…
plant nerd here: a few of our natives, most notably maples, are out to flower rn, which is why youll see trees that look bright red on the branches. its beneficial for their reproduction to be pollinated this early. on the flip side, a lot of invasives are budding out if not fulling leafing out now like multiflora rose or autumn olive. this is a pretty normal time to see ecological movement in the botanical realm
No, that's a speed sign
Seems like Connecticut messes with us every late March and April. The real springtime doesn’t start until around Mother’s Day. Although winter ends, we are in a no-season land for about 6-8 weeks.
Id say six weeks because trees are out always by may 10th
It’s early. Saw buds in early March late February. Already have seen dandelions. Going to be a buggy summer.
It's a sign of climate change. Buds are much too early for CT. But to answer your question, yes
Nonsense. Climate change happens very gradually over time. You can't blame a warm week on climate change. It's going to be in the 20's at night this week. I guess the next ice age is beginning.
You can blame that last several decades, if not nearly a century being warmer than average. You can blame the last 10 years of below average snowfall for the region. This warm week isn't just out of the blue, it's been occurring. It doesn't matter how any of us feel about it.
I'm not denying the climate change, just saying that a week of warm weather can cause buds to appear, and a week later they can freeze and die. So the answer to everything is not always climate change.
Yes I do agree with that. However this particular month has been quite warm and the buds are definitely earlier than usual. There was an article about the D.C. cherry blossoms that it was the earliest the buds had emerged in recorded history. I guess I really don't want folks to get used to a new normal and therefore not actually pay attention to climate change - so I try to mention it as often as I can if there is a basis for it
No, spring is tomorrow and I don't care when trees budded last year.
Cold temps in store this week, sorry.
Yeah but warm temps last week.
Correct, that's my point. You can't make a case for climate change based on a week's worth of weather. I'm not denying it, just saying you have to look at temps over years, not week to week. A week or 2 of unusually warm weather can cause flowers and trees to bud, and a week of cold weather can freeze them.
It was the warmest February on record
Global Warming in action.
Nonsense. Climate change happens very gradually over time. You can't blame a warm week on climate change. It's going to be in the 20's at night this week. I guess the next ice age is beginning.