Most trees don't have a blog. But the birdberry tree in my back yard is not most trees! Here's 15 months of photos, starting with today.
October brought typical fall weather to the Okanagan (the Southern part of British Columbia). We had a dry winter and spring, a scorching hot summer with wildfires, and then fall arrived with cooler temperatures and some welcome rain. Things greened up briefly in September, but as early frosts started showing up this month, trees have gone golden and red.
You may notice as you scroll down that last year we didn't get this colourful display. The tree went directly from green to covered in snow!
Another difference this year is that the tree did not flower or bear fruit. No fresh berries this year! I truly was not expecting that. This series was only supposed to be 12 months, to show the full seasonal cycle. But apparently at least 2 years will be required in order to get a full picture of how this tree buds, vegetates, flowers, fruits, and finishes up for winter.
Here are the previous months, going backward in time:
September:
August:
July:
June:
May:
April:
March:
Feb:
Jan:
December:
November:
October:
September:
August:
15 months, 15 different photographs.
Stay tuned, tree-lovers!
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