tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post4541544594761666471..comments2024-03-25T17:49:41.408-07:00Comments on Salem Breakfast on Bikes: Spring is ComingSalem Breakfast on Bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666195730630249633.post-37746850507897721012020-02-07T12:31:38.578-08:002020-02-07T12:31:38.578-08:00Indian Plum is flowering now.
Eugene Weekly has ...Indian Plum is flowering now. <br /><br /><i>Eugene Weekly</i> has <a href="http://eugeneweekly.com/2020/02/06/its-about-time-february-2020/" rel="nofollow">an interesting note on it in their monthly natural history column</a>. The author's flowered earlier than here. They call it Osoberry, also. I have wondered if "Indian Plum" is a term we should phase out.<br /><br />"<i>The bloom time seems to be changing. The past two years first flowers of osoberry opened on Feb. 6 and 7. This year osoberry was in full bloom by Jan. 25. The abundant rainfall this past winter coupled with very little freezing weather is an obvious reason. However, it is difficult to ignore that the trend is a symptom of global warming.</i>"Salem Breakfast on Bikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15618055627843335993noreply@blogger.com