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Foliage
Report #8
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September 25, 2002
Wet and windy sum up the past couple of days for a good part of the Northeast. The remnants of Tropical Storm Isidore drenched the region with some much needed rain.
As mentioned in previous reports, the foliage season is running late this year. The unseasonably mild temperatures felt during the fast few weeks has played a major role in this delay. Just when it was beginning to look like fall temperatures had arrived, the upcoming week will bring back temperatures in the upper 70's to low 80's. This could further delay the color change.
As for the current conditions, the region is experiencing mostly low color change (11 to 30 percent). Some of the higher elevations of northern New England and northern New York have crossed into the moderate color range (31 to 60 percent). Also, the first report of high color (61 to 80 percent) has arrived from the highest elevations of the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York.
Leaf drop continues to be low to very low. The winds from the remnants of T.S. Isidore had relatively low impact on the foliage. It is fortunate that we are a bit behind schedule with the color change. Most of the leaves are still in the early stages of color change and are still resilient and hold up well to wind.
This information provided by Marek D. Rzonca, The Foliage Network.
