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.

[Prismshine Productions]

Nice sunset tonight. 
 

Lol yep

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[kdxken]

 

[Go Kart Mozart]

51 minutes ago, kdxken said:

You had fair warning. Happens every year.

Even in this world of CC?

[kdxken]

Just now, Go Kart Mozart said:

Even in this world of CC?

I'm guessing yes. Unless it throws the earth off its axis.

[Damage In Tolland]

Burn

https://x.com/ericfisher/status/1968101844003299676?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg

[butterfish55]

Sad, the sun sets before 7pm now. 

Little over 3 months until we go the other way!

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[FXWX]

6 hours ago, tamarack said:

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.

It's nothing like the Cape browning...  Your area may indeed be related to dryness. When I was on the Cape in early July and then again in mid-August, it was quite remarkable in the Sandwich / Mashpee area... Had never seen anything like it.

[Damage In Tolland]

2 minutes ago, FXWX said:

It's nothing like the Cape browning...  Your area may indeed be related to dryness. When I was on the Cape in early July and then again in mid-August, it was quite remarkable in the Sandwich / Mashpee area... Had never seen anything like it.

Yup . I noticed it on way to FMH for Julorch 4th. All the way in and out . At the time I was thinking caterpillars 

[Torch Tiger]

it's much worse now.  oak trees are 3/4 brown.    From what I read, the worst was N Falmouth Sandwich but it's spread way east to Yarmouth, Brewster etc.

[H2Otown_WX]

3 hours ago, dendrite said:

MEX has 19F at SLK this weekend. lol

Fake record cold?

[WxWatcher007]

Due to some family and professional changes, SLK is going to be WXW 2 for me for the foreseeable future. It’s different up there I’ll tell you that…

[FXWX]

1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Yup . I noticed it on way to FMH for Julorch 4th. All the way in and out . At the time I was thinking caterpillars 

That was my first take before a biologist friend clued me in!  I wish I had taken some pics because it was quite remarkable in some areas.

[Snowedin]

3 hours ago, Baroclinic Zone said:

Sad, the sun sets before 7pm now. 

Let’s jump ahead to mid dec so we can badger the snow weenies about the pendulum swinging the other way like they love to do to us dew lovers in the middle of June.