
Buds breaking on the Turkish hazels in front of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay
In the first week of March there were at last signs of life returning to the Turkish hazels or Turkish filberts (Corylus colurna) in Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay.
Or at least one of the trees was starting to show buds – I am assuming catkin buds rather than leaf buds.
I had to look very closely but something is definitely opening up for spring.
Here are my photographs from March 2. (more…)