Warmer than normal temperatures in Anchorage may be causing willows (genus Salix) to bud early.
Early pussy willows - Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Pussy willows (Salix scouleriana) - a sign of spring in Interior Alaska.
Early Pussy Willows in Denali Park.
1-24-14 Winter plants blooming - Bethel, Alaska, USA
Warm temperatures drive emergence of early willow buds, pollen and honey bee activity.
Willows budding about a month early 30 miles above the Arctic Circle.
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