The lime trees are breaking out around here
The lime trees are breaking out around here
That is a lovely sight.Originally Posted by HJBee
The lime trees are breaking out around here
My morello cherry and plum is just about to flower so the lime is probably 4 weeks off !
It is, but unbelievably early -a little bit like Gavin's Sycamore's which always seem to flower before ours down here on the South Coast.
We've still got blackthorn in flower in Bathgate and it was February flower of the month in Beecraft! At least I know there will be some slae gin to be had
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That's amazingly early for lime! Ours are just breaking (winter, not flower) bud and will probably flower at the end of June and into July - even the big lime a hundred yards away from that magical early sycamore (must check it at the weekend, can't have west of Scotland lime flowering ahead of our sycamore!).
I see two types of sloe/blackthorn around here. In more natural scrubby areas like the steep slopes of the Sidlaws they flower late, but there are early plants where there has been landscaping around road junctions and along roads where they have been planted. I reckon nursery stock has different triggers for flowering than the original native stuff.
PS Lovely picture, HJ.
Have to admit it is not mine, from t'internet. But they are starting to flower in my village.
Bagged my first swarm of the year this morning ...
How does the saying go ? "A swarm in April is worth .... "
A load of silage.
the sun's back too for a couple of days at least
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The bumbles and honey bees were going daft in this tree tonight
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