Each species of tree has its own distinctive bud. Have you ever really examined a bud before? You have to start with its general appearance. The hoof print creates a miniature clearing that sun rays will heat throughout the day.īuds have been sleeping all winter, and it's finally time for them to open up to spring! What Do Buds Look Like? The hard hoof of the deer presses the seed into the soil where moisture causes it to germinate. It gets blown here and there, waiting on a leaf or blade of grass until a deer comes along. The seed of the grey birch is so small and light that it almost never attaches itself to the ground on its own. At the first sign of spring, when March showers come, the cones swell with water and then burst when cold weather returns. The cone scales protect the seeds throughout the winter. Nature has given the grey birch an ingenious reproductive system: its fruit appears as cones once its flowers have bloomed in the spring. Its sole requirement: plenty of sunlight. The grey birch is quite content in any soil. Trees in the Spring Introduction: The Grey BirchĮach species has its own particular growth requirements.
