Warm May makes plants think it's spring

By Peter Hannam
Updated June 16 2014 - 10:08am, first published May 22 2014 - 3:48pm
Brett Summerell, deputy executive director of Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Brett Summerell, deputy executive director of Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Corn is growing unusually well for this time of the year at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Photo: Nick Moir
Corn is growing unusually well for this time of the year at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Photo: Nick Moir

Record late-autumn warmth is sending plant growth into spring-like behaviour, affecting fruit growers and city gardeners alike.

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