Leaves Still on the Trees

All over New England, many leaves are still covered with leaves. Usually by late October, most leaves are orange, red, brown, or on the ground. This year, however, most of the leaves were still green and on the trees while children were out trick-or-treating. It made Halloween not as scary as it used to because instead of seeing bare trees against a dark sky, it just looked like a regular chilly night. The state forester of Connecticut, Donald H. Smith, says it could be due to the combination of two months drought and unusual temperatures. On the plus side, trees may be converting more carbon dioxide into oxygen for a longer time. Russell Russ, a Green Mountain Forest Forester, said that the trees are doing much better than last year. If you can remember, last year was the complete opposite. It rained too much, which caused anthracnose; a tar fungus that makes the leaves turn brown and crumble without any foliage.


Global Warming is one cause of the late foliage. Global warming has always been a problem since the early 80's, but nobody really paid much attention. Look where that ended us. Polar Ice Caps are melting, Fall seasons are warmer, Summer's are hotter. Could it be too late?