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2008-09-27 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Deacon Blues 2008-09-27 14:21|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 "So trees that were experiencing a little more stress tended to start turning color a little earlier and making more red," van den Berg said.

The key to a brilliant fall - Hire drill instructors to yell at the trees. Now where's my $45K?

Posted by ed 2008-09-27 15:30|| 2008-09-27 15:30|| Front Page Top

#2 1. 20th century warming wasn't due to rising CO2, something else is. Most likely changes in the sun.

2. Increased atmospheric CO2 should REDUCE stress on plants and trees.

Posted by Minister of funny walks 2008-09-27 15:53|| 2008-09-27 15:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Colour change? Due mostly to the length of daylight, is my understanding. The relative brilliance isrelated to moisture and nutrition stress on the trees. Red is only one of the colours, and I believe sugar maples are the most common red-leaved trees up there in leaf peeper country; yellow another. I have native spice bushes in my back yard, and they should turn the most amazing clear, bright yellow soon. Autumnal colours are much bolder here than in Europe, in my experience. At least in Germany, where the trees in the woods near my house turned only subtle shades of dull yellow and brown.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-09-27 16:17|| 2008-09-27 16:17|| Front Page Top

#4 tw, do you make Spice Bush Tea? The dried berries are an excellant substitution for allspice.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-09-27 16:32|| 2008-09-27 16:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, things are sure getting dull. Here is a dull picture of a rainbow and fall foliage on Eagle River Road, north of Anchorage. It was taken by my friend Jacqueline in a moment of bordom, heh. GWMA:

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-09-27 16:35|| 2008-09-27 16:35|| Front Page Top

#6 here in San Diego, some of our hottest months are September/October. No wonder our fall foliage isn't turning colors

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-09-27 17:06|| 2008-09-27 17:06|| Front Page Top

#7 $45,000 -- just another reminder of why we need to clean house in Washington.

Posted by Darrell 2008-09-27 17:30|| 2008-09-27 17:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Spice Bush tea? Not yet, Deacon Blues. The bushes are still too small for me to feel comfortable harvesting twigs and bark.

And not a single word out of the rest of you on that statement, is that understood?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-09-27 18:44|| 2008-09-27 18:44|| Front Page Top

#9 ~~no tasty buds?~~

nothing here

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-09-27 19:10|| 2008-09-27 19:10|| Front Page Top

#10 tw, the small leaves in the Spring are best for Spice Bush Tea. It doesn't take many.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-09-27 19:27|| 2008-09-27 19:27|| Front Page Top

#11 Here in Colorado, we see a very systemic change of fall colors from our aspens. The higher the elevation, the earlier the trees change color. As the weeks progress, the color becomes more pronounced on lower and lower slopes, until even the aspens in town change. FWIW, the change started about a week EARLY this year...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-09-27 21:21|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-09-27 21:21|| Front Page Top

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