Why Are City Trees Turning Yellow and Dropping Their Leaves So Early?
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Lithuanian residents have noticed some urban trees turning yellow and becoming bare well before November.
- Naturalist Almantas Kulbis was asked whether the rapid change is normal and what determines when trees change color and shed their leaves.
Autumn appears to be arriving early in Lithuania's urban landscape. Residents have noticed that some trees have already turned yellow or lost their leaves, and people in cities are particularly struck by how quickly the change has happened.
With November still some time away, naturalist Almantas Kulbis was asked why certain trees have begun changing color and shedding their leaves so soon, and whether the phenomenon is normal.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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