Are We Getting an Early Winter or Is My Clock Off Kilter

[roberth]

I was on Jones Pass last Thursday (August 30th) and some of the Aspen are turning already. It seems early but it might be normal.

[funkymonkey1111]

i read an article that said the drought would likely alter the leaf turn

[roberth]

i read an article that said the drought would likely alter the leaf turn

Oh ok, I'll look for that. It is very dry up there in spite of recent rains.

I found this article.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...10/detail.html

ASPEN, Colo. -- Leaves from Rocky Mountain National Park to Silverton started turning yellow in mid-August this year. Chris Forman, Aspen's city forester, says the yellow leaves could indicate stressed trees and could mean an early and shorter color season.

[funkymonkey1111]

yeah, that was it. i've already noticed leaf drop here in denver in places-nothing too crazy, but they are droping off some trees

[whichfinger]

The drought has stressed the trees and early leaf shedding is one result. We have a purple mountain ash in the yard and its been dropping leaves for a couple of weeks.

[ridgewalker]

According to the weather service we should have an El Nino winter with more snow than normal. Guess I'd better get a snow blower before they run out .

Channel 7 News a couple of nights ago said the colors were changing 1-2 weeks early this year probably due to the drought.

[funkymonkey1111]

farmer's alamanac says dry and mild winter

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weathe...h-a-vengeance/

[soldier-of-the-apocalypse]

same thing up 285 through kenosha pass

[ridgewalker]

FunkyMonkey, this looks like snow the first week of Oct and stormy until then? This just came out last week according to the website.

http://www.farmersalmanac.com/weathe...-bring-relief/

Not that I trust any weather man. If I had been wrong as much as they seem to be, I would have been fired many times.

[Heep72]

yeah, that was it. i've already noticed leaf drop here in denver in places-nothing too crazy, but they are droping off some trees

Thats funny because just the other day I said something to the wife because a tree in the neighborhood was dropping leaves and turning colors.