Cherry Trees in Washington fall for climate change hoax

[kemah]

Cherry trees are blossoming they must have fallen for that climate change hoax. Tea party will send people to explain to the trees not to believe the science about climate change.

[MiniMe]

1. It was 80 here yesterday

And it will be 80 again today. This is no hoax

[lumberjack_jeff]

2. Oh, you must be talking about the other Washington.

It's been snowing for the last three days in this one.

[Muskypundit]

36. Yea they closed I-90 at the pass today.

Halfway into march.

[pipi_k]

3. Well I know of some pretty naive

plants and animals up in my area that are being fooled by all this climate change hoax stuff as well.

They might want to send some people up here to give my plants and critters a good lecture also. I can't stand seeing the flora and fauna making fools of themselves...

[Pathwalker]

6. Meanwhile, Michigan farmers are worried, too.

We're expecting 80 degree temps today, all the apple, peach and cherry trees are budding out, and everyone's worried about what will happen in April when an inevitable freeze occurs and kills the entire season of fruit crops. It's mid-March, and the daffodils are getting ready to bloom, everything is budding, but all the climate change deniers are in hiding. Hmmm...

[TrogL]

4. I can see grass in my back yard. Where I live that's not supposed to happen until May

The last "proper" winter we had was two years ago, when we got dumped on - a "century year". Previous to that, it was another five years before.

[csziggy]

16. We've had grass for a MONTH! It's not supposed to come in until late April!

Last year was one of the coldest winters on record here (Tallahassee, Florida). The summer before that was one of the hottest summers on record here. This year we had one decent cold snap. Today I saw a June bug - named because they usually show up in June. The mosquitoes and flies are out in full force.

Whatever is happening, the climate is changing.

[yellowcanine]

5. I am a believer in climate change but one early spring does not mean diddly squat.

Likewise one early snow or cool summer does not mean diddly squat.

[Pathwalker]

7. The four warmest winters on record have been in the last 20 years.

Last winter was the 4th warmest on record. Seems like a trend to me.

[yellowcanine]

19. Note I said ONE early spring. The reference was to this spring. One is not a trend.

If we jump on one event we are just as unscientific as the GW skeptics jumping on one event.

[Enrique]

20. i agree

it drives me crazy when there's a blizzard and all the RWers are guffawing, hey al gore,where's your global warming now, haw haw haw.

[yellowcanine]

22. Ok you have sort of paraphrased an old political chant ......

"Ma, Ma, where's my Pa?" asked Grover Cleveland opponents.
"Gone to the White House, haw haw haw! answered Cleveland supporters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma_ma_wheres_my_pa.jpg

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. You are right one means squat

But a pattern of them does.

[villager]

8. What do you expect? Trees are commies.

n/t

[Yavin4]

10. But Are The Trees The Right Height?

That seems to be important.

[Pathwalker]

14. Sadly, the Arborvitaes along the center of the state

are no longer the right height. We had a freak blizzard that came down the center of the state in early Nov. last winter, 10.5" in a 3-4hr. period of very heavy, wet snow that all but wrecked them. The oldest ones got it the worst. mittens only visited the west and east parts, so the idiot probably didn't see the destruction. But, I am pruning the bottom of my Japanese Maple today, so the bottom will be the right height.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Damn and the other day I was eaten alive for posting

On a freak hailstorm (which is also part of the science, and a pattern of more of them)

I learned my lesson...it's not just tea parties who will gladly give that talk to the cherry blossoms.

[Kingofalldems]

12. This could be bad for fruit trees if blossoms are out early

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. Trees don't have fur..they have leaves.

[dixiegrrrrl]

26. I will leaf you alone after that!

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

15. Our plums have been in bloom for weeks

Almonds, Nectarines and Apricots are also blooming. We got very little fruit last year, One apple set fruit but the birds ate it all before they were ripe. We did get pears. We are expecting a week of rain now, likely a big freeze at the end, and a possible freeze in April, though March is usually our last one.

[cbayer]

17. Excellent headline!

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Cherry and Saucer Magnolia trees in full bloom in Philly.

Hope that we don't get a late freeze in April like what happened in 2007.

[barbtries]

23. does that mean they'll be gone in a month?

cause that's when i'm taking my grandsons for a vacation in DC. it was supposed to be cherry blossom time.

[LadyHawkAZ]

24. Damn tree huggers! Leave 'em alone with a tree and look what happens!

Next thing you know, those librul cherry trees will be campaigning for free gubmint pollen control and Man-On-Tree. Where will it end??

[JBoy]

32. I bet you could bake a pizza in a greenhouse gas oven.

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. I guess all that ice melting is not happening.

That is good to know.

I suggest you read on the process

[Juneboarder]

28. All of our plants need a talking to!

This climate changing is even affecting when my marijuana plants... not enough time to grow, so less buds per plant! Guess I need to start planting more plants each year

[tanyev]

29. Durn librul propaganda.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

31. Bradford pears have been blooming for a month now.

It's Oklahoma. It's a cycle, but it is getting hotter sooner. I HATE IT!

[cynatnite]

33. Damn you, cherry trees! n/t

[The Genealogist]

35. The Bradford Pears Are Halfway Through Blooming or so

some trees are losing the blossoms pretty quickly now, as of March 14. I remember walking with my partner to get Easter Sunday lunch in 2010, and commenting on the Bradford Pears blossoming. I checked the date of Easter in 2010; it was April 4. VERY early this year. Many of the trees are leaving out, the flowers are all blooming; today it was near 80. They are predicting 77 for the St Pat's parade. I went last year, and there was freezing precip falling. This is all in Springfield, MO, BTW. I've seen more snow fall in an hour here than fell ALL WINTER this year. It is one odd winter, indeed. I know this is not evidence alone of climate change. But is a bit unnerving, wondering what kind of a nightmare of heat this summer will be.