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Our Fig Tree - Autumn Budburst

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Ramona Mercieca, modified 5 Years ago.
Jedi Master Posts: 45 Join Date: 10/28/17 Recent Posts

During one of our observations  of the Fig tree we noticed something strange - budburst in Autumn. We also reported this in the discussion forum and promised we would be doing some research. And here is what we discovered ....

We asked some local experts with regards our observation of budbursts on our Fig Tree in Autumn. They told us it is very normal at this time of year. During October and November the Maltese Islands receive a significant amount of rainfall after a very long period of dry weather. The availability of water together with relatively high temperatures (temperatures are still around 23 degrees Celsius) make the tree grow new leaves. However, they will fall immediately with a sudden drop in temperature. 

We are still monitoring the tree to confirm what the experts told us ;)


It was a really interesting observation and finding for us and all this thanks to the GLOBE Program and the European Phenology Campaign. We never observed fig trees this close before. 


Hope you found our discovery of interest. 


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