Tonight, we're supposed to have our first frost of the season. Even without a frost, the trees know it's Autumn. It's odd how even parts of leaves will turn red. Sometimes, we'll see a very green tree with a very red section. Does anyone know why some parts turn red before others? Tomorrow, it'll be interesting to see how much it changes.
This is off subject but I'm curious; what is the price of gasoline doing where you live? Maine has the lowest gas prices we've seen in a long time. Sam's Club in Bangor had regular gas for $2.48!
Tonight, we're supposed to have our first frost of the season. Even without a frost, the trees know it's Autumn. It's odd how even parts of leaves will turn red. Sometimes, we'll see a very green tree with a very red section. Does anyone know why some parts turn red before others? Tomorrow, it'll be interesting to see how much it changes.
I got curious and did some searching on trees turning color. This is the website that seemed to have the most info. http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/7078.htm
ReplyDeleteHowever, they still didn't quite answer your question. I've wondered the same thing with our cottonwoods as sometimes the whole thing is green except for one large branch turns yellow before all the rest. Other trees seem to change color evenly. Sounds like there are several factors that could make it do that.