German: ErstfrühlingEnglish translation: early spring 
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Tech/Engineering - Agriculture / phenological calendar | | German term or phrase: Erstfrühling | The phenological calendar distinguishes
- Vorfrühling
- Erstfrühling
- Vollfrühling
with "Vorfrühling" being the start of flowering of "snowdrops" (Galanthus)
"Erstfrühling" start of flowering of "golden bells" (Forsythia)
and "Vollfrühling" being the start of apple-tree (Prunus) and lilac (Syringa) |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseJonathan MacKerron: 7:10pm Jan 24, 2006: Langenscheit offers "early spring" for Vorfrühling -
Klaus Urban: 7:15pm Jan 24, 2006: Jonathan - yes,that was where I started from. But here we have THREE periods of spring, with "Erstfrühling" being a distinguished peiod of "early spring".
Jonathan MacKerron: 7:22pm Jan 24, 2006: just wanted to rule out "early spring" as a possible answer -
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Melanie Nassar
Palestine
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| early spring
Explanation:
It's not my field, but early spring comes to mind.
pre-spring and mid-spring are also mentioned in this gardening webite
http://socialsciences.ucsc.edu/casfs/plantlist2.html
| Melanie Nassar
Palestine
Works in field
Native speaker of:  English
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| the first flush of spring...
Explanation:
early spring is not January,when snowdrops first appear.that is still winter.the first flush of spring is late february,early march,before the daffs really appear.
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| well, how about...
Explanation:
spring's awakening Vor....
early spring Erst....
springtime Voll.....
Spring comes a little late or a little early each year—as usual
Spring is the season of the year that makes you wish you were alive
|  gangels
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: English, German
PRO pts in category: 8
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| mid-spring
Explanation:
I think it might be mid-spring rather than early spring.
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Note added at 15 mins (2006-01-24 19:22:23 GMT)
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Erstfrühling: IV, E3-M4 (Ende März - Mitte April) Beginn: Laubaustrieb Stachelbeere,
Ende: Birnbaumblüte, Forsythie (Forsythia), ...
www.gartendatenbank.de/glossar.htm - 27k
Erstfrühling. (Ende März). Schwarzdorn. 1. Blüten. Hausrotschwanz. Erstbeobachtung.
Vollfrühling. (Ende April). Apfelbaum. 1. Blüten. Mauersegler ...
www.naturama.ch/naturschutz/ dokumente/schlussbericht.pdf
Mid-Spring, 2001. The period from mid-March to mid-April marks more than the beginning of warm-season flower and vegetable gardening — the flowers on red ...
www.southerngardening.com/l&g/
The pure white ‘Mount Hood’ is a mid spring bloomer, blooming from March to April as is the intriguing split cup pink and white ‘Palmares’. ...
www.dutchbulbs.com/bulblady/ feb_2005/spring_cuttinggarden.html - 36k -
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