Arkansas’ colorful foliage has had an unusually long run this fall. Sadly, it likely won’t last much longer, said Jaret Rushing, extension forestry instructor for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
Just 10 days before the first day of winter, Central Arkansas was still alive with golds, browns and reds from hickories, maples and oaks.
Michael Blazier, dean of the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, said “I’ve been strongly suspecting a relatively warm fall for postponing the leaf senescence process.”…