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Post by NellyDee on Sept 23, 2017 8:32:55 GMT
Don't know if I am wrong with the seasons, but here the primroses have come into bloom again, as have some lupins and red poppies. I have one rowan tree that has gone straight into autumn and is loosing its leaves and one where the berries are just beginning to ripen. Very miffed that my cousin, who lives on the other side of the hills has more blackberries than ever before, where as here the blackberries flowered but fruit never ripened, just shriveled up, same with the raspberries. Other differences I have noticed - I know we have been very we, but the amount of fungi, some not seen here before has been amazing and of course the ferns, mosses and lichen have run riot. On the plus side there was a bumper crop of damsons and for the first time the greengage tree fruited - unfortunately the jays got in first so I got none. The trees seem out of kilter. Some of the birch went into autumn colours early and are loosing their leaves, while others are still fully green. Only two of the beech are starting to go autumnal. To my surprise some of the fir trees that had their lower branches cropped earlier in the year have sprouted new growth where they were cropped. Actually I could go on and on, just seeing so many difference than previous years.
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Post by ianr on Sept 25, 2017 8:56:41 GMT
A few of our primroses are in flower again and saw some lupins in flower on a walk the other day also some crocus popping out of an old pile of brick rubble a couple of weeks ago. But lots of colour in the trees now. ian hawthorn by IAN ROBINSON, on Flickr
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Post by rowanberry on Sept 25, 2017 20:46:08 GMT
We've had a single bright red primrose suddenly make an appearance.
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Post by alf1951 on Sept 26, 2017 7:24:33 GMT
No hint of colour in our hawthorn hedge as yet but our extremely wet summer and autumn may have some something to do with that. Just a hint of colour change in trees around the village and next door's silver birch is looking rather splendid.
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