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Budburst

Record field maple budburst when the colour of the new leaves is just visible between the scales of the swollen bud. As the bud swells you may see pinkish green bud scales, and the new leaves may be pinkish in colour as they emerge.

If you have recorded field maple events before, please continue to record on the same tree.

Expected date range: mid March to late April

Available historic data: we have records from 1999 

Just right

  • Field maple budburst
    (Kylie Harrison Mellor/WMTL)

Too early

  • Field maple with budburst that is too early
    (Kylie Harrison Mellor/WTML)

Too late

  • Field maple with budburst that is too late
    (Kylie Harrison Mellor/WTML)

Not to be confused with

  • Sycamore budburst. The bud scales of field maple are reddish-brown whereas the bud scales of sycamore are green (Judith Garforth/WTML).