May Frosts in the Botanical Garden

The IKBFU Botanical Garden is in full bloom. Rhododendrons, Carolina silverbells, eastern redbud, sakura and lilac blossom; umbrella magnolia is just beginning to: it is releasing large buds, which will turn into magnificent flowers in just a few hours.

	Svetlana Yakovleva, Acting Director of the IKBFU Botanical Garden:
	Frosts, coming after several days of practically summer heat, can be very harmful to our plants. We are particularly concerned about the stone fruit plants, such as apples, cherries, peaches, and apricots. They have fully blossomed, but it is too cold for pollinators to emerge. There are practically no bees or bumble bees in the garden now. For other plants, the hazard is increased by day-night temperature fluctuations. Still, we hope that 140 million years of evolution will help our flowering plants to survive the changing climate.

Svetlana Yakovleva, Acting Director of the IKBFU Botanical Garden:

Frosts, coming after several days of practically summer heat, can be very harmful to our plants. We are particularly concerned about the stone fruit plants, such as apples, cherries, peaches, and apricots. They have fully blossomed, but it is too cold for pollinators to emerge. There are practically no bees or bumble bees in the garden now. For other plants, the hazard is increased by day-night temperature fluctuations. Still, we hope that 140 million years of evolution will help our flowering plants to survive the changing climate.

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Mentioned persons

Svetlana Yakovleva

Head of the Botanical Garden Laboratory