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To me, they kind of look like little pine cones.
What is stage two?
So stage two is when the florets are visible.
And that just means that the bud is starting to open up.
And stage three is when the florets extend.
It's called peduncle elongation.
Yeah, I would never guess that.
What is that?
Yeah, I was also a little bit befuddled.
Regrettable name, but please continue.
Regrettable name for sure.
And then there's the fifth stage, which is Puffy Flower.
I mean, kind of, because it's not like each stage takes a set amount of time.
This bloom cycle is super dependent on the weather and specifically the temperature.
So I talked to Elizabeth Wolkovich about this.
She's an associate professor of forest and conservation sciences at the University of British Columbia.
Wait, what does she mean by a bucket of spring warmth?
Like a physical bucket?
So not a physical bucket.
Think of it more like a threshold of warmth that the trees need to reach in order to bloom.