Earliest Blooms in Leeds

Leeds Hippo · Post by **Leeds Hippo** » Fri 25 Feb, 2011 9:45 pm

Walking home from work through Park Square I was surprised to see two cherry trees in bloom. Wonder what the earliest record is for this in Leeds.Loads of crocus in Queen Square too.

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Fri 25 Feb, 2011 10:43 pm

That's very early! There used to be a terrace of cherry trees outside the Students' Union at the University of Leeds, and the earliest I've known them blossom is the end of March. Unfortunately they won't get a chance to better this, as they were all removed last year and replaced with new trees. Strangely enough, I've been getting hay fever symptoms for the past two days and I'm allergic to tree pollen - never known it to happen this early in the year.The crocuses on Woodhouse Moor are also looking great at the moment!

simon2710 · Post by **simon2710** » Sat 26 Feb, 2011 11:58 pm

Have noticed all the flowers are nearly out too. I was somewhere in Leeds, and there were a load of yellow flowers (as you can tell, I'm not really a "flower expert"!) nearly in full bloom already! For the life of me I can't remember where it was :S And now that's beginning to bother me!!!

geoffb · Post by **geoffb** » Sun 27 Feb, 2011 3:43 pm

Leeds Hippo wrote: Walking home from work through Park Square I was surprised to see two cherry trees in bloom. Wonder what the earliest record is for this in Leeds.Loads of crocus in Queen Square too. noticed them my self yesterday a great sight, spring in the air theres magic every where. Daffs in bloom near St Mawes in Cornwall at a frienda house, he emailed me this info on Friday, I think there about 4 weeks in front of us bloom wise.

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Mon 28 Feb, 2011 1:40 am

Wednesday Temple Newsam was all grassand bare trees.Come the warm spelll on Thursday all the crocus flowered - yellow,white and purple in abundance.Certainly cheers you up after the weather recently.