Budburst

Record elder budburst when the brown/purple wrinkled leaves burst to reveal the colour of the new green leaves or purple leaves.

If you have recorded elder events before, continue to record on the same shrub.

Expected Date Range: mid-January to mid-April 

Available historic data: we have some data from 1985-1999 

Just right

  • (Judith Garforth/WTML)
  • (Pete Holmes/WTML)

Too early

  • (Judith Garforth/WTML)

Too late

  • (Judith Garforth/WTML)