Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- October 6, 2009

Pennsylvania's fall foliage should be awesome this year, expert says (:47)

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FANS OF COLORFUL AUTUMN LEAF DISPLAYS CAN TAKE HEART: A RESEARCHER IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS PENNSYLVANIA'S FALL FOLIAGE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE OUTSTANDING THIS YEAR. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:

Story:

(:18) TRANSFORMING PENNSYLVANIA'S GREEN FORESTS INTO A DAZZLING PAGEANT OF RED, ORANGE AND YELLOW TAKES JUST THE RIGHT BLEND OF WEATHER, NUTRITION, TIMING AND OTHER FACTORS. AND THIS YEAR, SAYS PENN STATE FOREST ECOLOGIST MARC ABRAMS, FACTORS SEEM TO BE COMING TOGETHER FOR A FOLIAGE SEASON THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE SPECTACULAR:

Abrams Actuality:
(:19) "THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF STRESSORS ON THE TREES THIS YEAR, WITH ANY UNUSUALLY HOT SUMMER OR A BIG DROUGHT EVENT OR VERY BAD OUTBREAKS OF INSECTS AND DISEASES. SO, THE TREES ARE GOING INTO THIS FALL IN VERY GOOD SHAPE PHYSIOLOGICALLY. AND, AS LONG AS THE WEATHER COOPERATES, I'M ANTICIPATING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY GOOD DISPLAY THIS YEAR."

(:10) ABRAMS SAYS IT TAKES SUNNY DAYS, COOL NIGHTS AND LIMITED RAIN FOR THE BEST FALL FOLIAGE DISPLAY, WHICH SHOULD BE PEAKING ACROSS THE STATE FOR THE NEXT TEN TO FOURTEEN DAYS. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.

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