After about 2 weeks now, I've finally gotten back into my regularly scheduled Nature's Notebook work. Today, on the way out to the Cottonwood Gallery, the arborists were busy working on the velvet ash (Fraxinus velutina) that lines the main pathway beside the Festival Green.
It looks like they're doing thinning and removing troublesome branches, whether diseased, crossed, or otherwise weakened. It's quite a production. Possibly inspired by the fact that the NM Urban Trees Conference will be held in the next 2 weeks. Of course, with the overhead hazard, we had to detour through the Spanish-Moorish Garden, the Jardin Redondo, and the Ceremonial Garden.
Once out in the CWG, we had the usual debates. Excitedly, flower buds are swelling on the Siberian elms even though we're still counting last season's fruits on the Forestiera. There's even signs of sap rising on the Penstemon and Ribes. Spring is around the corner.
There was a Nature's Notebook murmuration (their monthly Zoom chat) this afternoon. I asked about our sad Forestiera fruits. Erin says we should keep counting them.
Now it's time I stop typing and get back to this afternoon's Focaccia baking.
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