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BigDiggy OP t1_irl9m4x wrote

Reply to comment by New-Vegetable-1274 in Best places to see the leaves change color? by BigDiggy

I’ve heard the peaks are very short. In your experience how does it look a few weeks after peak? My mom is coming around the 20th and what her to have a good experience.

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New-Vegetable-1274 t1_irld3uu wrote

Things should still be colorful, the post peak wane is gradual, temps and precip factor in but rainy days can also add a nice contrast and make the colors pop. New England has some of the most capricious weather anywhere but in my opinion this was a very good year. We had a few hot days this summer but overall it was nice and the rainfall seemed adequate. I don't know what the balance point is but I think we came close. The reason I say this is that a lot of what grows on my property is on average just ok to struggling. This year everything bloomed and held. I've got a mature dogwood that bore fruit for the first time ever, biennial wildflowers that bloomed last year, made a show this year. The other indicator was the number migratory birds hitting my feeders, saw a lot of new comers this year. Anyway so far the color is nice and it looks like it'll stay that way a while.

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BigDiggy OP t1_irle3vj wrote

Excellent!! Thanks for sharing this info. I’ve been enjoying having actual seasons.

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PM_me_spare_change t1_irlrfrr wrote

The 20th would be a great time to ride through Woodstock, Thompson, Putnam CT area. lots of farms and places to get pumpkins and cider and all that fun stuff.

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legalpretzel t1_irla6rb wrote

It looks like a blanket of brown. And not pretty brown. Past peak is very blah.

Edited: maaaaybe you’ll have some luck driving her south on 395 into CT. It depends on how quickly things change. Most of the bright maples are popping now in Worcester, so expect a week or two of foliage.

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