Look again for Aesculus hippocastanum
On 2026-10-04, an observer reported “Breaking leaf buds” as absent for Aesculus hippocastanum. If you encounter and identify this species, note what you see and return to the same plant.
Dated observer report, 1.7 km from the city reference point. This is not a verified observation at your location or a forecast. Dataset: USA-NPN dataset 3; site 48481, observation 57830495. Individual 297041.
Date: 2026-10-04
Observational data distributed by the USA National Phenology Network and its data contributors. USA National Phenology Network. 2026. Plant and Animal Phenology Data. Status and Intensity. 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-06. Accessed 2026-10-06. https://doi.org/10.5066/F78S4N1V
Look again for Quercus palustris
On 2026-10-04, an observer reported “Breaking leaf buds” as absent for Quercus palustris. If you encounter and identify this species, note what you see and return to the same plant.
Dated observer report, 1.7 km from the city reference point. This is not a verified observation at your location or a forecast. Dataset: USA-NPN dataset 3; site 48481, observation 57830484. Individual 297043.
Date: 2026-10-04
Observational data distributed by the USA National Phenology Network and its data contributors. USA National Phenology Network. 2026. Plant and Animal Phenology Data. Status and Intensity. 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-06. Accessed 2026-10-06. https://doi.org/10.5066/F78S4N1V
Ulmus americana
Boston's tree inventory lists this tree about 187 metres from the city reference point. If you find and identify it, use the same tree for a return visit.
Publisher record boston-bprd:790. Survey date, position accuracy, public access and continued presence are unverified. This is a limited inventory sample, with further records omitted.
Date: 2026-10-06
City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, BPRD Trees. Publisher inventory subset; coordinates and continued presence not independently verified.
Picea pungens 'Glauca'
Boston's tree inventory lists this tree about 204 metres from the city reference point. If you find and identify it, use the same tree for a return visit.
Publisher record boston-bprd:95. Survey date, position accuracy, public access and continued presence are unverified. This is a limited inventory sample, with further records omitted.
Date: 2026-10-06
City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, BPRD Trees. Publisher inventory subset; coordinates and continued presence not independently verified.
A forest camera to compare
Harvard Forest's camera recorded a canopy green-colour index of 0.412 on 2026-10-04 from 19 images. Compare its dated view with what you notice where you are.
Regional reference, 93.4 km away. Camera viewing region 1000, deciduous broadleaf canopy. This does not establish conditions here or a species' seasonal phase. Provisional measurements; outlier check unavailable.
Date: 2026-10-04
PhenoCam Network; Harvard Forest EMS AmeriFlux core site (DOE Office of Science, DE-AC02-05CH11231); Harvard Forest LTER (NSF DEB-1237491). Richardson et al. (2018), https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.28. Provisional archive data; subset of daily GCC means.
Past record: Parthenocissus tricuspidata
A published occurrence record is dated 2023-10-14. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.
Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.
Date: 2023-10-14
GBIF occurrence 5109761312; dataset 7a3679ef-5582-4aaa-81f0-8c2545cafc81. CC-BY-4.0.
Past record: Euonymus alatus
A published occurrence record is dated 2023-10-01. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.
Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.
Date: 2023-10-01
GBIF occurrence 5109744294; dataset 7a3679ef-5582-4aaa-81f0-8c2545cafc81. CC-BY-4.0.
