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Thursday, November 15. 2007

Trees

Why are my Sugar Maples different colors this week?

 

 

Posted by Bird Dog in Natural History and Conservation at 05:33 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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We were just debating this in our yard, too. Our random thoughts (yours is probably a test question--tell us if you really do know!)L

--different species
--different age trees
--different topsoil for each (around where we live, gardeners bring in fifty bags from one source one year, from a cheaper other one the next) w different nutrient mix
--the cold wind hits one tree first, or more of the day
--the warm sun ditto
--exposed roots on one, not the other
--one is on a gigantic rock, the other has more soil to draw different nutrients from
--one got more rain (run-off, slope, etc.)
--God likes variety and contrast, staggers the display of His glories
#1 retriever on 2007-11-15 06:55 (Reply)
Same species: Sugar Maple
#1.1 BD on 2007-11-15 07:01 (Reply)
Because you're lucky?
#2 Lantana on 2007-11-15 08:35 (Reply)
I have noticed several of the trees in this neighborhood this year. They are eyecatching because one side or the other of a single tree has changed color while the opposite side of the same tree has not. Wind or water is my guess.
#3 apple pie on 2007-11-15 08:41 (Reply)
Probably global climate change is the explanation.
#4 BD on 2007-11-15 10:02 (Reply)
As retriever suggests, God -- not to mention Mother Nature -- does, indeed, like "variety and contrast." That is why He/she varies the amount of nitrogen and other essential elements in the soil:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071025112042.htm
#5 Sissy Willis (Link) on 2007-11-15 12:26 (Reply)
A tree has three of four tap roots that feed different parts of the tree. I know this as I once inadvertantly drained farm chemicals out of my pickup truck next to the neighbors tree, just on one side of the tree. Killed a third or so of this big tree in a few days, left the rest healthy. Looked kind of spooky.
#6 bob on 2007-11-15 13:07 (Reply)

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