Budburst

Record silver birch budburst when the colour of the new leaves is just visible between the scales of the swollen bud. The outer scales burst first to reveal green inner scales before the leaves become visible.

If you have recorded silver birch events before, continue to record on the same tree.

Expected Date Range: mid-March to late April 

Available historic data: we have some records from 1987-1999

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  • Silver birch budburst
    (Judith Garforth/WTML)