Changing leaves could be impacted by dry, warm weather in Chicago area

Chicago-area residents are noticing that leaves are beginning to change color on some trees already, and experts from the Morton Arboretum say that the…

Chicago-area residents are noticing that leaves are beginning to change color on some trees already, and experts from the Morton Arboretum say that the region’s recent weather is having an impact.

Rollinson said that warm weather by itself doesn’t impact how quickly leaves will change color, but that it can help dry out soil, which limits moisture that flows to leaves and can encourage them to change color and die off more quickly.

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