Steve: Fall colors are much later in MN, WI and MI than they were a few decades ago. They are just past peak now in Minneapolis, whereas the peak was usually October 5-10, 20 years ago. On the door Peninsula WI, and Porcupine Mountains, MI the peak has moved back about 10-14 days since the 1980s. This is probably due to warmer temperatures during September and early October. Now the leaves stay green until short days cause them to turn, where in the old days the cold forced them to turn color before days got so short.
Lee At 10:21 PM 10/26/2008, you wrote: >ENTS > >Here in N Ohio, on October 26th, most oaks are still green, and many >other trees are just beginning to show fall colors and leaf drop. >Twenty years ago, tupelos would begin to color up in August; now it's >in mid October. It seems "fall" has been pushed back at least a month >from what it used to be. Any comments or observations? > >Steve > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
