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Snow on the Azaleas in Pine Valley
On Sunday March 12th before church started I took this picture out the side window of the church building in the Pine Valley neighborhood. Earlier this year the end of winter was warmer than average causing the leaf out and blooming of springs first plants and trees to be nearly 20 days early. This rare Wilmington snowfall in March came after many trees and plants had already leafed out and bloomed. This picture shows one of Wilmington's most prominent plants, the azalea, in the snow, something I have not witnessed after living in Wilmington my whole life (21 years). This particular variety is a dwarf azalea. In later weeks I have noticed that since the snow most of the azalea blooms and buds that were almost ready to bloom wilted, turned brown and died. The buds that were not as close to blooming, thus being more protected from the snow and frost, survived and have now bloomed throughout the city. Extreme changes in the weather are limiting factors that have effects on the growth, reproduction, and survivorship of a species.
Snow on the Azaleas in Pine Valley
On Sunday March 12th before church started I took this picture out the side window of the church building in the Pine Valley neighborhood. Earlier this year the end of winter was warmer than average causing the leaf out and blooming of springs first plants and trees to be nearly 20 days early. This rare Wilmington snowfall in March came after many trees and plants had already leafed out and bloomed. This picture shows one of Wilmington's most prominent plants, the azalea, in the snow, something I have not witnessed after living in Wilmington my whole life (21 years). This particular variety is a dwarf azalea. In later weeks I have noticed that since the snow most of the azalea blooms and buds that were almost ready to bloom wilted, turned brown and died. The buds that were not as close to blooming, thus being more protected from the snow and frost, survived and have now bloomed throughout the city. Extreme changes in the weather are limiting factors that have effects on the growth, reproduction, and survivorship of a species.