Aru Nair
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
We went there to talk to Matthew.
He told us there's six stages of cherry tree blossoming.
I love a numbered list.
Okay, walk me through these stages.
So to set the stage, in winter, the trees are dormant.
It's like they're sleeping.
And on these dormant trees, the tips of the branches are covered in overlapping bud scales.
These modified leaves that protect the bud to be, if you will.
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.