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- noun botany The
emergence of newleaves on aplant at the beginning of each growingseason
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Examples
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Because of the long winter, budburst this year is three weeks late and the dark, gnarled bacchus vines – a German grape for whites – look rather bare for mid-May.
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Evidence abounds in shifting bird migration, budburst dates, river ice breakup and so on.
Climate Challenge ~ An Interview with Climate Scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel 2009
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The photoperiod is likely to constrain budburst, frost hardening, and reproduction in some potentially immigrant shrubs and trees.
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After budburst, participants continue to observe the tree or flower for later events, such as seed dispersal and autumn leaf drop.
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Volunteers begin checking their plants at least a week prior to the average date of budburst -- the point when the buds have opened and leaves are visible.
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After budburst, participants continue to observe the tree or flower for later events, such as seed dispersal and autumn leaf drop.
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The project website, www. budburst.org, encourages volunteers to focus on the 10 most wanted species, but it also welcomes observations of other plants.
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After budburst, participants continue to observe the tree or flower for later events, such as seed dispersal and autumn leaf drop.
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The project website, www. budburst.org, encourages volunteers to focus on the 10 most wanted species, but it also welcomes observations of other plants.
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Volunteers begin checking their plants at least a week prior to the average date of budburst -- the point when the buds have opened and leaves are visible.
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