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

[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.

[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.