Experts predict this year’s fall foliage season will be fast and furious, with many leaves turning bright colors quickly and earlier in the season compared to last year. Here's your guide to leaf viewing in New York state this year:
The timing of peak fall foliage depends on a variety of factors throughout the year, such as moisture, light exposure, and temperature. Extreme weather, such as the high heat and drought experienced over the summer, means that leaves are likely to drop earlier.Agroforestry educator Tracey Testo noted that in the Catskills, where she resides, leaves on some ridge tops are already changing color – and some started in late August, which is unusually early.
It’s a way the trees are “demonstrating their resilience” after the summer’s intense weather, she explained. “They’re basically saying, ‘it’s been a really hard year, we’re going to take a little break.” She advised anyone excited about fall foliage to make plans before mid-October because she predicts this year’s season will be “over in an instant.” But, she said, the timing will ultimately depend on temperatures and rainfall between now and then.from the US Department of Agriculture, added Testo. The areas hit hardest by drought conditions are likely to change first.
Jim Sagle, the foliage expert for Yankee magazine, agreed that this is likely to be a short-lived season. For New Yorkers willing to venture into New England, he said the “pick of the region” will be the northern Adirondacks or the northern Green Mountains. “Those are the places to go this year,” said Sagle, a meteorologist who has been covering fall foliage for over a decade.And he offered good news for New Yorkers who don’t want to leave home.NYC news never sleeps. Get the Gothamist Daily newsletter and don't miss a moment.
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