[Magdalen] Spring has Sprung.

[Jay Weigel]

Spectacular day here, everything is in-your-face green, the dogwood and
redbud are both blooming, the Bradford pear just finishing up and the
cherry and crabapple trees also in bloom. Normally they don't all bloom at
once but we had a couple of late snows so things got started late. The
temperature was in the 70s and it was wonderful all the way around. I think
tomorrow is supposed to start okay but end up not so nicely.

On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The forecast was a big lie here. Feels like 40F with wind from the west,
> so  they can't blame it on the lake.
> On Apr 18, 2015 2:30 PM, "Cantor03--- via Magdalen" <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> > It's a gorgeous day here in the Pennsylvania Poconos, with sun and
> > temperature holding at 76 F.  It marks the first time since October  28th
> > that we had a temperature here above 70 F.
> >
> > Though my English Ivy crawling up the trunk of a 60' Eastern White
> > Pine at the front of the house has once again turned brown, it will
> > probably bounce back as it did after last winter, also a cold one.
>  Other
> > than
> > the stray brown branches on other shrubs and trees, that so far  appears
> > to be the only notable casualty in the yard this year.
> >
> > The larches, both American (Tamarack) and European, are budding
> > strongly, almost enlarging before the eyes.  There are strong  numbers
> > of fat rhododendron flower buds on both the Piedmont and native
> > (Rosebay) shrubs, and I hope they live up to their promise when they
> > open next month.
> >
> > Ditto - the many native magnolia trees and Asian hybrid shrubs also
> > look healthy with swollen buds, and that includes some of the more
> > exotic species planted here.
> >
> > Even the two Dawn Redwoods are budding strongly.  The Redwood
> > in the front yard is about 85' and has overtopped the native oaks.
> > No one quite knows how tall this species gets in "captivity."   They've
> > been planted worldwide only since the late 1940's.  After all,  their
> > relatives - the Coastal Redwood and the Big Tree/Sequoia - are noted
> > for their gigantic size.  I wish I could put a lightning rod on top  of
> > this tree to reduce the possible lightning damage.  It is the tallest
> tree
> > in the development.
> >
> > The thousand or more daffodils are starting to bloom, and though I  love
> > the various yellow, orange, and white varieties, I dearly wish we  could
> > plant tulips here.  The White Tailed Deer treat tulips as an exotic
> feast.
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
> >
>