In this The Columbus Dispatch article, Brian Heath from Davey's Columbus office and Michael Cassidy from Davey's West Columbus office talk about how dry conditions are turning leaves' color early.
Some of central Ohio's trees have already begun changing to their fall colors just a few days into September, and it's not because autumn has come early, local arborists say.
An unusually dry August has stressed some trees, causing them to shut down and begin changing colors, according to Brian Heath, an arborist at Davey Tree.
The most common tree species changing early are maple trees, but other species such as tulip poplars and hackberries have also begun showing fall colors, said Michael Cassidy, a sales arborist at Davey Tree.
When do trees change color?
Historically, tree leaves would change in late October. But as temperatures get hotter, trees become stressed earlier in the year, making September color changes more common.
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