In what's become something of a pre-spring tradition, here are a few photos of the two cherry trees at NW 19th & Lovejoy, in NW Portland. Every year these two trees bloom many weeks before any other cherry trees in town that I'm aware of. In fact the first blossom was out at least a week ago, before the end of January, as seen in a so-so Instagram photo I took then.
I'd previously assumed the pair must be an unusual variety of early-blooming tree. This year I noticed there's also a maple tree at the other end of the block, at 19th & Marshall, which has only just begun dropping leaves, as if September has finally arrived there. So I'm going to chalk this phenomenon up to some combination of a bizarrely warm microclimate and global warming. (Quick editorial note here, if any astroturfing climate-denier trolls see the phrase "global warming" & show up wanting to argue, I'm just going to go ahead and delete their nonsense. I don't feel any obligation to engage with them or offer them a platform. Fair warning.)
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