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Leaf fall this year
Is it just that the trees and I am getting older, or have others noticed that the leaf fall seems to be unusually heavy this year? Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Leaf fall this year
On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:32:05 Nick Maclaren wrote:
Is it just that the trees and I am getting older, or have others noticed that the leaf fall seems to be unusually heavy this year? Well, I thought that, but it might be because I've this year taken over clearing fallen leaves from my late wife. David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
Leaf fall this year
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writes Is it just that the trees and I am getting older, or have others noticed that the leaf fall seems to be unusually heavy this year? Regards, Nick Maclaren. Little wind to blow them away so heavy caret around the tree itself? -- Bert |
Leaf fall this year
On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:32:05 +0000, Nick Maclaren wrote:
Is it just that the trees and I am getting older, or have others noticed that the leaf fall seems to be unusually heavy this year? Not sure that it has been any heavier - but it has certainly gone on longer. The back lawn still needs a final going over to remove the heavy cover (I have no problem with a few left on the grass, just not a carpet) and this would normally have been completed a couple of weeks ago. |
Leaf fall this year
"Nick Maclaren" wrote
Is it just that the trees and I am getting older, or have others noticed that the leaf fall seems to be unusually heavy this year? Yes it does. Certainly our Wisteria had a very good growing year and took a lot more pruning and more bags of leaves than normal. It has never attacked our Holly tree or our roof and next doors garage roof before, goodness knows how Freesat still worked considering how it had grown around the dish. Do hope this is not going to be the new normal. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
Leaf fall this year
In article , bert wrote:
Is it just that the trees and I am getting older, or have others noticed that the leaf fall seems to be unusually heavy this year? Little wind to blow them away so heavy caret around the tree itself? True, but not the issue. I have had to put a lot more wheelbarrow loads on the compost heap than I remember doing in the past, and haven't finished yet. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Leaf fall this year
On 19/12/16 14:32, Nick Maclaren wrote:
Is it just that the trees and I am getting older, or have others noticed that the leaf fall seems to be unusually heavy this year? We've been here only 5 years, but I would say that this year seems to have had the heaviest leaf fall. But, I would also say that where the leaves fall depends on the wind direction. Our 18 metre ash is against the north fence, and our neighbour's similarly-sized beech is just over the east fence. The winds are usually from the south-west, so the leaves fall on the other side of the fences and don't bother us. This year, however, has seen a long run of north-easterlies, so those ash and beech leaves have ended up in our garden. You said in a reply that you have had more wheelbarrow loads on the compost heap this year. I assume you just rake them up and don't use a leaf vacuum to collect them. One possible reason for a perception that there are more leaves is that the leaf vac shredder is not working as well as usual (I have to replace my shredding line), and the bag needs to emptied more frequently. -- Jeff |
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Leaf fall this year
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Jeff Layman wrote: We've been here only 5 years, but I would say that this year seems to have had the heaviest leaf fall. But, I would also say that where the leaves fall depends on the wind direction. ... Yes, definitely, but that's not relevant here. My garden is such that essentially all of 'my' leaves will fall in it, and they can't blow out because of the fences etc. In a windy year, I get more of the neighbours' leaves, but not enough to make much difference. You said in a reply that you have had more wheelbarrow loads on the compost heap this year. I assume you just rake them up and don't use a leaf vacuum to collect them. ... Yes. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Leaf fall this year
On Monday, 19 December 2016 14:33:32 UTC, Nick Maclaren wrote:
Is it just that the trees and I am getting older, or have others noticed that the leaf fall seems to be unusually heavy this year? Regards, Nick Maclaren. I think that the leaves fell over a shorter period this year and so soeemed more at the time: at keast here it seemed so! Pam Moore |
Leaf fall this year
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Moore writes On Monday, 19 December 2016 14:33:32 UTC, Nick Maclaren wrote: Is it just that the trees and I am getting older, or have others noticed that the leaf fall seems to be unusually heavy this year? Regards, Nick Maclaren. I think that the leaves fell over a shorter period this year and so soeemed more at the time: at keast here it seemed so! Pam Moore We had a particularly dry summer, and some trees were starting to show signs of distress - particularly (for some reason) the chestnut. Leaves were beginning to shrivel and die before they reached full maturity. Then the rain came - and the trees seemed to revive. Continuing into a rather damp (but not unduly wet) autumn, and in the absence of frosts until we were well into November, the trees took on a second lease of life. In the absence of any really strong winds, they hung onto their leaves until we were almost into December. However, they eventually realised it really was winter, and a lot of different species (including the ash - which is normally one of the first to drop its leaves) dropped their leaves over the next two weeks - making it appear that that there had been an unusually heavy leaf fall. So, in short, I doubt that there were really more leaves, but instead all the leaves that there were fell in a relatively short period. -- Ian |
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