Early budding willows (genus Salix) were observed on the Chistochina Trail during temperatures of 18 above Fahrenheit. The average temperature on March 23, 2021 was 10 degrees Fahrenheit, the coldest temperature on the day in the past twenty years.

Warmer than normal temperatures in Anchorage may be causing willows (genus Salix) to bud early.

Willows budding about a month early 30 miles above the Arctic Circle.

Early Pussy Willows in Denali Park.

Pussy willows (Salix scouleriana) - a sign of spring in Interior Alaska.