Frans Fontaine Hornbeams - Holding Green Leaves - November 2022
Almost everything but our large, mature Northern Red Oak trees have dropped their leaves this season and have begun their long Winter's nap. I say *almost* because there's one big outlier: Our Frans Fontaine European Hornbeam trees. Not only are they still holding their leaves....they're still green. See below for a photo of the current state - during the first week of November - of what these trees look like. You'll see some yellow here and there, but there's a remarkable amount of green foliage: The most recent check-in on these trees (with photos) was during their peak in early Summer - July of 2022 - when they were alive and lush . I documented these trees on December 1st of 2021 when they were still clinging to *some* of their leaves, but they were all dry, desiccated and brown . Will these stay green until December? Not a chance, right? But, the trees (this year) are MATERIALLY DIFFERENT than what they showed in 2020. Here's a photo from Novemb