CULT: surprises

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• Subject: CULT: surprises
• From: &* G* C* <j*@cox.net>
• Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 18:23:34 -0500
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This is a surprising year!  First, I have lots of MDB and SDB first-year
seedlings in bud.  The first will bloom tomorrow (in the rain, if the forecast
holds).  Normally, I don't get bloom on first-year seedlings here, so it's
going to be a great treat.  I also expect some first-year bloom on several TB
seedlings  --  how many, I can't yet tell.  I don't see any fat fans yet  --
am just judging by the amount of increase.

But the really big surprise is six or more bloomstalks well up on two TB
seedlings  --  03J1 and 02T8.  (03J1 involves WINESAP, OPPORTUNITY and CHINESE
TREASURE; 02T8 involves HOLY NIGHT, SWEETER THAN WINE and KNIGHTED.  It is one
which I may have mentioned as "evergreen" in a recent post.)  I checked my
photos of these two in bloom in earlier years, and the dates were April 25 and
April 26.  Barring some untoward weather occurrence, they're going to be 2
weeks early!  I'm afraid to take a close look at the rest of them.

Last year, we were under a severe drought, which was just officially declared
ended this past week.  Yesterday was the first real rainfall  --  as opposed
to passing showers and drizzles  --  that I can remember in months.  So, why
this bounty, and why so early?  Mother Nature ain't tellin'.  --  Griff

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