Overnight mystery

Waldo

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I have a question regarding an experience that I just had with a number of pines. The day before yesterday the trees got a nice rain for a few hours. I had to be gone yesterday, so I stashed all of the trees in a horse trailer to protect them from high winds and a toad strangling rain. When I went to pull all the trees back out this morning, after a relatively cool night, the pots were all covered with condensation as the trailer warmed. I understand that process. But what I didn’t understand was the loosening or opening of all the sheaths and pushing needles far more than on previous days. My Ponderosa’s showed needle growth of about 1/2 inch . My
Mugos showed about 1/4 inch growth. All looked particularly green and happily robust.
Can anyone explain what phenomenon occurred here ? Is it one that could be employed to, possibly accelerate growth ? Kind of mystified by it. But I’ sure there is a logical explanation.
Appreciate any insight.
 

GGB

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usually a good rain makes everything greener and happier. The extra growth? if the trailer was warm I'd guess maybe that's why
 

AZbonsai

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Put them back in.
 

Tieball

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I think the trees visited a spa in that trailer. They are totally refreshed. You must have provided an excellent growing environment.
 

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Possibly extra growth in attempt to find(absorb)suddenly absent sunlight energy:confused:?
 
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