Ash or Oak?

Weatherlore says that if an oak leafs before an ash then we will have a dry summer:

If the oak before the ash,
Then we’ll only have a splash.
If the ash before the oak,
Then we’ll surely have a soak!

There’s some good science behind this old saying. But what about the tree outside the window of your place of isolation, or along your daily permitted exercise route? Don’t let Covid-19 get in the way of some good citizen science! Which tree is out in leaf first near you?

[image error]An oak tree (bottom left) before three ash trees at different leafing stages



Complete the Survey

Take part in my simple survey, and I’ll update the map below regularly each day during April to present ‘live’ results.

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Daily Results

Here are the live results. Please note that I’ll be updating the map twice a day, so be patient waiting for your data to become visible. Click on the arrow top left above the map to show the map key.

Thanks for taking part!