Thank you for this *intelligent* article on autumn foliage!! I was born and lived in New England (70 yrs. ago) but at the age of 22 left to live in NORWAY. I have all these 48 yrs. missed the beautiful New England fall colors 'the ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË Staff' mentions as being just about the brightest in the US. Do yo have any *almanac* friends in Norway that can enlighten me/us as to why I see so little of those gorgeous REDS here. I have rightfully understood throughout the years that soil, rainy/foggy autumns, amount of light/length of days (we have an early dark period as opposed to the well-known long sunny/light days of summer); and we get very early winters (lasting so long as to give us approx. 2 mos. each of the other 3 seasons many places in Norway!)...
For the past 7 years I have lived in the mountainous valley called Sigdal, and I see (as you may well suspect) only a few reds among our most common deciduous trees: Aspen (though rather often in just a yellow-orange frock), Mt. ash (a native rowan, in particular the 'European Sorbus aucuparia'--also in variations of colors, not always red), some maples (but not many and perhaps a different 'variety' than we had in New England??--maybe with far less 'sugar content'? that tend to be orange more than deep red)...Can you suggest a good link on this subject or tell us if what I experience here in the county of Buskerud, Norway IS very different to New England--and for what reasons. Grateful if I receive an answer...Thank you!!
Thank you for this *intelligent* article on autumn foliage!! I was born and lived in New England (70 yrs. ago) but at the age of 22 left to live in NORWAY. I have all these 48 yrs. missed the beautiful New England fall colors 'the ÃÛÌÒÁµÈË Staff' mentions as being just about the brightest in the US. Do yo have any *almanac* friends in Norway that can enlighten me/us as to why I see so little of those gorgeous REDS here. I have rightfully understood throughout the years that soil, rainy/foggy autumns, amount of light/length of days (we have an early dark period as opposed to the well-known long sunny/light days of summer); and we get very early winters (lasting so long as to give us approx. 2 mos. each of the other 3 seasons many places in Norway!)...
For the past 7 years I have lived in the mountainous valley called Sigdal, and I see (as you may well suspect) only a few reds among our most common deciduous trees: Aspen (though rather often in just a yellow-orange frock), Mt. ash (a native rowan, in particular the 'European Sorbus aucuparia'--also in variations of colors, not always red), some maples (but not many and perhaps a different 'variety' than we had in New England??--maybe with far less 'sugar content'? that tend to be orange more than deep red)...Can you suggest a good link on this subject or tell us if what I experience here in the county of Buskerud, Norway IS very different to New England--and for what reasons. Grateful if I receive an answer...Thank you!!