Today when I was walking through the Lakeshore Preserve towards the garden I noticed this burst of color along the trail. Four woody shrubs of the same species have already begun sending sugar out of their leaves and back down towards the roots. So far, I think the most likely candidates are chokecherry, juneberry, or nannberry, but I need to go back and get a leaf sample to be sure. This means that with the shortening days, trees and shrubs are starting to think about dormancy and will base their response on thousands of generations' wisdom - those that grow the longest but still send their energy underground before the frost will survive and thrive. How many weeks of growth left? 11? 9?
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