This years autumn compared to last
As many of you know from reading my blog, the weather conditions this past spring and summer, here in the Northeast, were quite damp and chilly. Consequently, many agricultural problems arose and farmers and gardeners experienced major disappointments, due to fungus and rot. Currently, it is the peak of leaf season and ideally, fall colors should be vibrant. However, in my area, that is proving to be lackluster, as well.
As already stated, many plant species, have suffered from various fungal conditions causing their leaves to curl and brown. And this autumn, the leaves of certain kinds of maple trees are covered with tar spot fungus. Tar spot developed in the wet spring and began to appear as dark spots in late summer. The fungus causes the leaves to turn brown and drop quickly to the ground. It's important to know that despite the presence of tar spot on leaves, the tree itself should be fine next spring, and hopefully, weather conditions will be much more favorable.
I wanted to show you a photo comparison of the same vistas taken this year and exactly one year ago. You'll see how less colorful things are this season. Fortunately, the sugar maples haven't been affected too badly and are still beautiful. I'm curious, what has your autumn been like?
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- One year ago, these deep woods were a lush green while this tree was glowing yellow.
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- Another sweeping vista from a year ago.
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- A year ago, my little bass pond was covered with colorful fallen leaves.
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- The allay of linden trees were yellowing brightly last year.
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- Last year, the trees beyond this stand of white pines were amazing.
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- A year ago, the view down the carriage trail leading to the stable, was aglow with vibrant color.
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- As you can see, these maple leaves are badly mottled with tar spot fungus.
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- Not such vibrant color this year
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- This year, those same trees, and the surrounding ones, are more brown than yellow.
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- This year, there are far fewer leaves and very little color.
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- This autumn, they are far less vibrant with many leaves already fallen.
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- The same place – one year later
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- As you can see, there are far fewer leaves on the trees this year.
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- This year, the floating leaves are mostly brown.
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- This year, that same maple is still gorgeous, however, the trees beyond have far fewer leaves and less color.
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- Thankfully, these giant sugar maples are still putting on a lovely display this autumn.
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- One year ago, this sugar maple next to my green house was glowing brightly.
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- Last autumn, the trees surrounding this meadow were spectacular.
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