So, remember my little theory about the tips of the twigs getting longer? I've been taking photos of the tips of a couple of twigs to check and see if there's any change. Here's what happened this week.
The first twig looked like this on April 7th...
and on April 9th...
and yesterday...
WHOA! Hold up! That is GREEN. The bud at the tip opened up. Just since the weekend!
Let's look at twig #2. April 7th...
and on April 9th...
and yesterday, April 12th...
Squeee! More green!
I'd been wondering what those terminal buds were going to do. All the side buds have been opening up for weeks, revealing the pretty purple flowers but the buds on the tips, nothing. And now, it turns out that's where the green was hiding.
Once I realized that something was going on at the tips, I started seeing buds like this everywhere. They're all doing this!
They're like long green tongues coming out.
There seems to be a twist or fold or something through the middle. Is that a super curled up leaf in there??
Wow. Wow. Wow.
The first twig looked like this on April 7th...
and on April 9th...
and yesterday...
WHOA! Hold up! That is GREEN. The bud at the tip opened up. Just since the weekend!
Let's look at twig #2. April 7th...
and on April 9th...
and yesterday, April 12th...
Squeee! More green!
I'd been wondering what those terminal buds were going to do. All the side buds have been opening up for weeks, revealing the pretty purple flowers but the buds on the tips, nothing. And now, it turns out that's where the green was hiding.
Once I realized that something was going on at the tips, I started seeing buds like this everywhere. They're all doing this!
They're like long green tongues coming out.
There seems to be a twist or fold or something through the middle. Is that a super curled up leaf in there??
Wow. Wow. Wow.
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