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At this point in my data collection I have collected 12 replicate samples. I am almost half way done my 30 sample collection. At this point I have not had any trouble implementing my sampling design. Upon initial collection my sampling was lining up with my hypothesis, the buds were continuing to produce with the increasing temperatures. However this past week the number of buds has drastically decreased. My initial assumption is this is due to the time of year. Typically the growth of trees slows as we move into summer and away from spring. With this new trend I do not believe my initial hypothesis will be correct as I don’t foresee temperature being the cause of bud growth, more the change in season.
