I had no idea that larches did that. I was wondering when I saw the photo
though, as the bark beetle infested trees have generally looked an odd
orangey-brown where I have seen them. At least until they're fully dead,
then they're simply brown.
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 8:29 AM Mike Lazzari <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> > Why are the needles on these trees yellow?
>
> They are larches. They inhabit higher elevations on the eastern side of
> the range and put on quite a show in the fall. They are the reason the pup
> and I (well, at least me :) ) hiked up there last week and the week before.
> See more in my Hikes folder.
>
> There are plenty of areas of bug kill though but they look brown. Also a
> lot of acres burned in the past few years. The highway that I use for
> access was closed much of the summer when a fire burned across it.
>
> M
>
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