News from a scientist. Vegetation development in Czech Republic is delayed. https://www.globe.gov/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=18703103&threadId=42997236 2026-10-04T16:57:51Z 2026-10-04T16:57:51Z Lenka Kleger https://www.globe.gov/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=18703103&messageId=42997235 2018-04-04T22:02:08Z 2018-04-04T21:45:42Z

Dear All,<br /><br />Lenka Hajkova, the scientist from Czech Hydrometeorological Institute sent us news about phenological changes in the Czech Republic during the period January  -  March 2018:<br /><strong><br /><span style="color: #008000"><span style="font-size: 16px;">The vegetation season in the Czech Republic starts very slowly</span></span></strong><br />Relatively warm weather in January resulted in an early flowering of Common Hazel at altitudes under 400 meters above sea level. Flowering began a month earlier, which is quite early. On the other hand, during some winters in the last few years, the Hazel started to flower even earlier.<br /><br />In the lowest attitudes, the flowering of Hazel ended in February. The end of February brought heavy frosts that to a small extent damaged catkins of Hazels that were still flowering at that time. The frost damaged to a small extent also flowers of other species - Common Snowdrop and Common Alder. All three species are very durable and tolerable to such weather extremes.<br /><br />Due to the cold weather at the end of winter season, vegetation development of some species in the Czech Republic is delayed up to fourteen days.<br /> <br /><em>Picture: Catkins of Common Alder on the bank of the Vltava River in Prague damaged by frost. </em> 

Lenka Kleger 2018-04-04T21:45:42Z