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PEST INFESTATION 4HIS ONE CAREFULLY TRACKED INDIVIDUAL
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CIFIC INFORMATION WITH MUCH GREATER TEMPORAL RESOLUTION
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VARIOUS SPECIES UNDERGO LEAF FLOWER AND FRUIT STAGES IN A
PARTICULAR LOCATION CAN INFORM PLANT SELECTION AND ENCOUR
AGE A MORE DIVERSE PALETTE &OR INSTANCE PHENOLOGY
TRACKING CAN HELP YOU SELECT PLANTS TO MAXIMIZE FLOWER
DISPLAYS DURING A PARTICULAR MONTH MINIMIZE MESSY FRUIT
DROP OR CONCENTRATE LEAF DROP DURING A SHORT WINDOW
-AKING REPEATED OBSERVATIONS OF PHENOLOGY CAN LEAD
TO IMPROVED OBSERVATION SKILLS INCREASED AWARENESS
OF BASIC TREE BIOLOGY AND A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR THE
AMAZING THINGS THAT HAPPEN UNDER OUR NOSES EVERY DAY
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AND NOTED MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN THESE EVENTS IN THE TWO
YEARS )VE BEEN WATCHING )TS BEEN FUN TO ANTICIPATE
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