O'Brother Septorcher

[40/70 Benchmark]

45 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

heh, imagine if this solution turned out warm biased, huh

Yea, I'm sure it would be warmer for Xmas.

[FXWX]

3 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

I noticed that after the bridge, but went away towards HYA. I was told that is due to the cicadas. They peal away the bark of new growth to lay eggs or nest or whatever and that kills the new growth. So that's why you see the edges with the brown leaves.

Yes!  Not drought / rainfall related...  100% cicadas related...  

[tamarack]

1 hour ago, FXWX said:

Yes!  Not drought / rainfall related...  100% cicadas related...  

Same leaf-edge browning here, especially on ash.  If it's cicadas, it's a variety that makes no noise.  We're actually seeing some non-swamp colors earlier than usual, due to 5 straight mornings in the 30s and/or drought.

[Torch Tiger]

I waswn't talking about leaf-edge browning, I was talking about trees being half-dead and half green. May still be cicadas, I guess.  Could just be dead stuff from last year.  I'll take pictures tomorrow when I'm in SRI, they probably have same issue.  It's only those short bushy oaks you see near the coast, I don't see it around here or anywhere inland with the larger ones.  

[kdxken]

2 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said:

I waswn't talking about leaf-edge browning, I was talking about trees being half-dead and half green. May still be cicadas, I guess.  I'll take pictures tomorrow when I'm in SRI, they probably have same issue.  It's only those short bushy oaks you see near the coast.

It's prevalent on the cape according to reports. Been there since August.

[Torch Tiger]

1 minute ago, kdxken said:

It's prevalent on the cape according to reports. Been there since August.

You're the tree guy, what's the deal? 

[dendrite]

Lots of trees changing or just browning and defoliating. My pawpaws are mostly yellow and the river birch is half brown. At least the invasive buckthorn and oriental bittersweet are withering and dying. 

[kdxken]

52 minutes ago, kdxken said:

It's prevalent on the cape according to reports. Been there since August.

It's the cicadas. None to speak of around here.

[Baroclinic Zone]

I have relatives in Monument Beach and they were hit hard by the Cicada Brood XIV.

[dendrite]

MEX has 19F at SLK this weekend. lol

[Torch Tiger]

2 hours ago, kdxken said:

It's the cicadas. None to speak of around here.

yup

[kdxken]

Nice sunset tonight. 

 

[Baroclinic Zone]

Sad, the sun sets before 7pm now. 

[forkyfork]

1 hour ago, Torch Tiger said:

yup

natural pruning

[kdxken]

12 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Sad, the sun sets before 7pm now. 

You had fair warning. Happens every year.