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Still, at the time of the January fires, the semi-deciduous trees had not yet flowered, which likely minimized the damage they suffered.

“She didn’t even meet me. She just said, ‘Go inside and pick roses that match my interiors,’ and it was easy because everything was pink and flowered.

"Thirty years ago, the shea nut tree had a pattern of its production. It flowered in December then by the time it reached April, it would be ready," Mr Gerima told the BBC.

Finally, he pulled a white and blue flowered vase from the pile of debris that stayed together.

April was cool and wet which meant many flowering plants, including bluebells, flowered later than usual – like these fine examples at Walk Wood in Sheffield Park and Garden in East Sussex.