Early fall foliage: Why leaves are changing color and dropping sooner this year

AccuWeather 2025-09-18

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Leaves are turning and falling weeks ahead of schedule across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Experts say drought, pests, disease and cooler, dry conditions are stressing trees and causing an earlier, shorter fall foliage season.
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