Researchers discover that trees awaken to spring at their own pace, even within the same species in the same forest – with a difference of up to 12 days (IMAGE)

University of Helsinki

Researchers discover that trees awaken to spring at their own pace, even within the same species in the same forest – with a difference of up to 12 days

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Variability in the crown development of two Silver Birch trees during the spring growth period of 2020. The panel presents a top-view canopy mapping using LiPhe data from April to June 2020. The color scale represents individual laser point reflectance, with increasing green indicating leaf growth. Tree A demonstrates a significant leaf growth between late May and early June, whereas Tree B exhibits earlier growth, beginning in mid-May.

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Mariana Campos

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