This year has been a totally different story and yesterday, we finally went for our fall foliage drive, up around Guardsman Pass and while our expectations were low, based on what what visible on the Park City side, we were a bit disappointed.
According to weather and tree experts, our unusually wet spring weather has teamed up with two fungal leaf diseases that are seen as the culprits for dulling our fall festival of colors this year.
Most aspen and cottonwood trees are suffering from diseases that cause spotting and dark splotches on their leaves, noticeably less vibrant colors and early-season leaf loss, according to a these same experts.
The two primary fungi are marssonina, the most common leaf disease among aspens and cottonwoods, and septoria, which is mostly hitting cottonwoods in our area. I have no clue if these scientific alibi are true or not, but the results speak for themselves.
Well, there's always next year!
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