We in CT seem to have a pretty strong drought going, its been hot and dry for awhile (I don't have the scientific duration parameters)
In the past week or so, I've noticed the following:
Most street side american dogwoods are really struggling, showing lots of brown or browning leaves or appearing fully dead and all brown leaves.
Large white pines seem to have suddenly (in the past 2 weeks) put out large crops of pine cones.
Black birches in the woods and elsewhere showing lots of brown leaves, some appear to be dead with all brown leaves. Next season of course will reveal whether these various trees die. I've noticed in past droughts that B birches are vulnerable to drought.3
Beeches seem to be not particularly worse off re BLD as compared to last summer when it first appeared. Most beeches have it but some appear unaffected, 80/20 ratio I'd guess.
Lots of ferns in the woods seem to have died in large groups and afaik they'd normally be alive this time of year.
Hemlocks showing thinning canopies as well as clumps of yellowing, soon to be dead, needles near branch tips which is of course where the best growth should be occurring.
All unirrigated lawns are browned out.
Who else has noted damage from the recent drought? Btw this drought followed a very cool and wet spring.
In the past week or so, I've noticed the following:
Most street side american dogwoods are really struggling, showing lots of brown or browning leaves or appearing fully dead and all brown leaves.
Large white pines seem to have suddenly (in the past 2 weeks) put out large crops of pine cones.
Black birches in the woods and elsewhere showing lots of brown leaves, some appear to be dead with all brown leaves. Next season of course will reveal whether these various trees die. I've noticed in past droughts that B birches are vulnerable to drought.3
Beeches seem to be not particularly worse off re BLD as compared to last summer when it first appeared. Most beeches have it but some appear unaffected, 80/20 ratio I'd guess.
Lots of ferns in the woods seem to have died in large groups and afaik they'd normally be alive this time of year.
Hemlocks showing thinning canopies as well as clumps of yellowing, soon to be dead, needles near branch tips which is of course where the best growth should be occurring.
All unirrigated lawns are browned out.
Who else has noted damage from the recent drought? Btw this drought followed a very cool and wet spring.
