Yikes! Fall Foliage is Coming Early
Peak Weekends: September 22-23, September 29-30.
The fall foliage in the Adirondacks is peaking early this year. Many red maples and birches are already decked out in red and yellow, and the sugar maples are on their way. We've had very, very little rain since late April and everything is bone dry. All summer we've watched all the storms going south through the Albany and Mid-Hudson region.
The trees are stressed and when that happens, the chlorophyll in the leaves breaks down earlier than in a season of normal rainfall. Last year the trees were terribly stressed from too much rain. Wetland and riverbank trees turned red in July.
If the glorious colors of the red maples is any indication, this will be a brilliant season. Fall foliage is my busiest time of the year, so book early!
The fall foliage in the Adirondacks is peaking early this year. Many red maples and birches are already decked out in red and yellow, and the sugar maples are on their way. We've had very, very little rain since late April and everything is bone dry. All summer we've watched all the storms going south through the Albany and Mid-Hudson region.
The trees are stressed and when that happens, the chlorophyll in the leaves breaks down earlier than in a season of normal rainfall. Last year the trees were terribly stressed from too much rain. Wetland and riverbank trees turned red in July.
If the glorious colors of the red maples is any indication, this will be a brilliant season. Fall foliage is my busiest time of the year, so book early!
posted by Judith at 9/11/2007 05:26:00 PM
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