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Autumn leaves are staying green for longer in Britain – here’s why

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par Michael Lavelle, Senior Lecturer in Landscape Management, Anglia Ruskin University

Every year people ask me, “why haven’t the leaves fallen yet?” If autumn starts on September 1 then by early November winter should be well on its way. And yet, an amateur photographer who has captured the season’s colours for several years in southern England recently told the BBC that 2024 appears to be running behind schedule.

You may have noticed it too: it is becoming more common for leaves to drop later in the season. A 2015 review…

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