Why Are Japan’s Cherry Blossom Trees Blooming in Fall?

dexterdog wrote: post #3

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #2

TL;DR: Two typhoons followed by warm weather triggered them.

And it has happened before. And it's not widespread.

It seems like you're leading to a conclusion. Could you be specific about what that conclusion is?

Re: Why Are Japan’s Cherry Blossom Trees Blooming in Fall?

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Post by rhinesj » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 4:28 PM UTC

dexterdog wrote: post #3

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #2

TL;DR: Two typhoons followed by warm weather triggered them.

And it has happened before. And it's not widespread.

“This has happened in the past,” Wada tells NHK, “but I don’t remember seeing anything on this scale.”

Re: Why Are Japan’s Cherry Blossom Trees Blooming in Fall?

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Post by empath75 » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 4:36 PM UTC

dexterdog wrote: post #3

simonebrunozzi wrote: post #2

TL;DR: Two typhoons followed by warm weather triggered them.

And it has happened before. And it's not widespread.

Assuming that it's because of global warming, you wouldn't suddenly expect them all to start blooming in september one year. You'd gradually see it happening more and more often, to more and more trees.

That we've seen it before or that it isn't widespread doesn't mean that it's not a problem or a sign of a problem.

Re: Why Are Japan’s Cherry Blossom Trees Blooming in Fall?

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Post by AznHisoka » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 4:41 PM UTC

There's a similar phenomenon in play in the US. Foliage is not as beautiful this fall because of all the rain that we got this summer: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/23/fall-f...

Re: Why Are Japan’s Cherry Blossom Trees Blooming in Fall?

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Post by darkmarmot » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 4:46 PM UTC

My plum trees here in Tennessee are now blooming as well :(

Re: Why Are Japan’s Cherry Blossom Trees Blooming in Fall?

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Post by irrational » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:07 PM UTC

AznHisoka wrote: post #7

There's a similar phenomenon in play in the US. Foliage is not as beautiful this fall because of all the rain that we got this summer: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/23/fall-f...

Interesting. I live on the West coast and I cannot remember the fall foliage ever being as spectacular as it has been this year. I was just wondering the other day why it was so much better than ever before.

Re: Why Are Japan’s Cherry Blossom Trees Blooming in Fall?

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Post by dgzl » Tue, Oct 23, 2018, 5:14 PM UTC

irrational wrote: post #9

AznHisoka wrote: post #7

There's a similar phenomenon in play in the US. Foliage is not as beautiful this fall because of all the rain that we got this summer: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/23/fall-f...

Interesting. I live on the West coast and I cannot remember the fall foliage ever being as spectacular as it has been this year. I was just wondering the other day why it was so much better than ever before.

Do you mean West Coast USA? I'm in Oregon and I'll say that fall foliage has been nice the last few days, but we also didn't get much rain this summer, and the last few winters have been lacking in moisture as well. My parents tell me it used to rain and snow quite a lot more than it has been these last few decades.