Re. your trees- it's not your imagination! (Hurrah, how often do you hear that?) They ARE redder than usual this year! Friend of mine also thought so, and found the answer in the newspaper... "It's not my imagination. According to the a Melbourne University arborist the autumn leaves in Melbourne this year do have a deeper and richer hue. Apparently lots of rain followed by a fairly extreme cold snap has increased the sugar generated by many species. More sugar = richer pigments in the cells - who knew?"
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They ARE redder than usual this year!
Friend of mine also thought so, and found the answer in the newspaper... "It's not my imagination. According to the a Melbourne University arborist the autumn leaves in Melbourne this year do have a deeper and richer hue. Apparently lots of rain followed by a fairly extreme cold snap has increased the sugar generated by many species. More sugar = richer pigments in the cells - who knew?"