Leaves staying on the trees longer

I’ve remarked that to my wife as well.

Have you had any big rainstorms since the freezes? I find that tends to mark the end, not dissimilar to azalea blooms.

Yes…noticed this week. The oak across from me still has its leaves. Weird

Normally my red oaks have lost all of their leaves by now. They still have close to half of them still hanging on. I usually have all the leaves mulched up in the yard prior to Christmas. Not this year though.

It was very warm this year with more rain than normal.

Very little cold weather until very recently, trees basically all dumped at once this year. Which is unusual.

I would say it was a month later than normal, mostly due to the warm temps. Seasonal grass is still green somehow.

It just isn't staying cold long enough to really lower soil temps

I don't know about central Mississippi but typically in NWLA fall lasts until the first or second week of January.

It’s been pretty colorful.

My maple finally dropped its last leaf and my azaleas had their last blooms, all this week.