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For those uses, begin applying when leaf buds first emerge in spring and stop when the plants are flowering.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
For example, a fungicide can only help control apple scab on a flowering crabapple tree if it’s sprayed just when the leaf buds are opening in spring.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Cut the growing tip off each cutting just above a leaf bud.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
Maple producers typically collect sap for four to six weeks until temperatures rise, leaf buds emerge, and the produce takes on an unpleasant, bitter taste.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
After all, a pretty pale hue can’t help but call to mind the season’s natural beauty: flowers returning to bloom, tiny leaf buds on branches, and the first warm days of sunshine.
—Alice Nardiotti, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2025
Birch, maple, and walnut will bleed sap if cut before the leaf buds break open.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
For example, a fungicide can only help control apple scab on a flowering crabapple tree if it’s sprayed just when the leaf buds are opening in spring.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
Cut the growing tip off each cutting just above a leaf bud.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
Maple producers typically collect sap for four to six weeks until temperatures rise, leaf buds emerge, and the produce takes on an unpleasant, bitter taste.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
After all, a pretty pale hue can’t help but call to mind the season’s natural beauty: flowers returning to bloom, tiny leaf buds on branches, and the first warm days of sunshine.
—Alice Nardiotti, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2025
Birch, maple, and walnut will bleed sap if cut before the leaf buds break open.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Leaf bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20bud. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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