Some Utahns have been noticing trees that look like they already turned over for the fall season — but they've literally been burned out from the recent extreme heat.
SALT LAKE CITY — Some Utahns have been noticing trees that look like they already turned over for the fall season. But upon a closer look, these aren't fall leaves — they've literally been burned out from the recent extreme heat.
To find out exactly why trees are reacting this way, FOX 13 News spoke with Shaun Moser, the garden manager at Conservation Garden Park in West Jordan. Moser says the ongoing drought and conservation efforts of homeowners watering less, coupled with this week's extreme late-season heat, is literally burning the leaves off trees.
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