Not exact matches
These
are the days when the
dormant is waking up, when the skeleton
trees show faint signs of life for the one that
is looking through the grey.
But there
is hope that periodic flows will bring back willow, mesquite, and cottonwood
trees, revive insects and
dormant crustaceans, give respite to birds migrating on the Pacific Flyway, and ease strains on fisheries in the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California).
Runners
are treated to panoramic views of the valley, flowering fruit
trees, and
dormant vineyards carpeted with golden mustard flowers.
So those sneaky evergreen
trees may
be sitting there all winter looking sick and
dormant, but they
are probably making and storing sucrose, at least on the better days.
In every forest, carbon
is constantly
being absorbed as
trees and other organisms grow, then released as they die or go
dormant.
I
'm looking forward to the explanation of why temperate and boreal
trees» primary and secondary meristems go
dormant during the cold season (= no growth) but those of tropical
trees, which have no such season, do not, and why ITRDB
tree ring data at temperature limited sites show such suspiciously high correlations between the growth rates of the different
trees in a stand.
Prune apple
trees and pear
trees whilst they
're still
dormant.