I've noticed over the last few days that quite a few Wisteria are showing
a few flowers.
I think these are Spring flowering varieties with a second showing,
although I can't be sure.

However this evening I noticed that one of our potted apple trees (bought
this year from Lidl and potted up) is in blossom.
It didn't have any fruit on when we bought it so I assume that it didn't
set, or dropped any fruit during potting and transportation.
However I don't recall seeing apple trees with blossom in August before.

Is this just one of those things, or is the climate doing weird things?

Cheers


Dave R



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On 22/08/2020 20:11, David wrote:
I've noticed over the last few days that quite a few Wisteria are showing
a few flowers.
I think these are Spring flowering varieties with a second showing,
although I can't be sure.

However this evening I noticed that one of our potted apple trees (bought
this year from Lidl and potted up) is in blossom.
It didn't have any fruit on when we bought it so I assume that it didn't
set, or dropped any fruit during potting and transportation.
However I don't recall seeing apple trees with blossom in August before.

Is this just one of those things, or is the climate doing weird things?

Cheers


Dave R



I think second late flowerings are fairly common in many species under
certain weather conditions.

E.g. I've seen a few blossoms on magnolias.

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On Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 10:32:12 AM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 22/08/2020 20:11, David wrote:
I've noticed over the last few days that quite a few Wisteria are showing
a few flowers.
I think these are Spring flowering varieties with a second showing,
although I can't be sure.

However this evening I noticed that one of our potted apple trees (bought
this year from Lidl and potted up) is in blossom.
It didn't have any fruit on when we bought it so I assume that it didn't
set, or dropped any fruit during potting and transportation.
However I don't recall seeing apple trees with blossom in August before.

Is this just one of those things, or is the climate doing weird things?

Cheers


Dave R



I think second late flowerings are fairly common in many species under
certain weather conditions.

E.g. I've seen a few blossoms on magnolias.

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Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the
gospel of envy.

Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.

Winston Churchill

Our Wistererias have two flowerings every year regardless of weather conditions. Just the magnitude and timing that depends on the weather . Pete

On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 19:11:27 +0000, David wrote:

I've noticed over the last few days that quite a few Wisteria are
showing a few flowers.
I think these are Spring flowering varieties with a second showing,
although I can't be sure.

However this evening I noticed that one of our potted apple trees
(bought this year from Lidl and potted up) is in blossom.
It didn't have any fruit on when we bought it so I assume that it didn't
set, or dropped any fruit during potting and transportation.
However I don't recall seeing apple trees with blossom in August before.

Is this just one of those things, or is the climate doing weird things?

Updating to say the blossom has set and we now have some tiny apples.
Plus another branch is now in flower.

I have no idea how far these apples will develop and assume that the tree
will go dormant eventually.

Cheers


Dave R

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