Now that it’s April, you may find yourself checking that tree in your yard for signs of new leaves. Or maybe you perk up along with the annual bulbs in your front yard flower bed.
Signs of spring are fast approaching, but we’re not quite there yet in Western New York.
But down in Washington D.C., spring is bursting from the branches of the cherry trees. Sunday marked the peak bloom day for the famous pink and white flowering trees along the tidal basin. This year’s peak was a couple of days earlier than normal, and that’s been a trend over the past few years.
Each March, forecasters try to pin down the three to five days that these trees will be at their most brilliant. But how do they know when the trees will flower? Better yet, how does any plant get its warm weather wake-up call?
There are two big factors. Find out what they are and when the cherry trees in our own Delaware Park are expected to bloom in this week’s Heather’s Weather Whys.
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