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Observe the opening of beech leaf buds

Observe the opening of beech leaf buds
Observe the opening of beech leaf buds
Time-lapse video of beech (Fagus species) leaf buds opening, filmed over a period of one week. Leaf buds are stimulated to open by an increase in day length and temperature.
Video by Neil Bromhall; music Torna Piccola Mia by Armando Trovaioli (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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