Observers reported young leaves and flowers or flower buds on creosote bush and fourwing saltbush at sites in California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Observers reported flowers or flower buds for soaptree yucca in southern Arizona.
Keep watching your shrubs for leafing and flowering this spring. Remember, the "no" observations that you report leading up to your first "yes" report are very important in helping data users to pinpoint when your tree first had flowers.