Why do leaves fall in August like in autumn?

As early as August, the bases of trees across the country were covered with fallen brown leaves. This is possible because plants are experiencing more drought each year.

Drought destroys trees

Behind this phenomenon are increasingly extreme weather conditions. On the one hand, the problem is caused by the fact that Hungary has not had such a large amount of winter precipitation for many years, which melts in the spring and delivers enough water to the deep soil layer within a few months, the report said. theory.

In addition, the country suffers from a persistent drought from spring to autumn. There is almost no rainfall, and what falls is only enough to keep woody plants alive.

According to experts, a healthy tree can even withstand two or three years of drought, but in this country these periods are much longer. These periods also affect trees in another way: the weather weakens their immune system, making them more vulnerable to attacks by insects and fungal diseases.

According to experts, this is the only way trees react

About the abnormal phenomenon I think Borzese A tree nurse also spoke to the newspaper. The expert confirmed that the extremely early fall of leaves is a real phenomenon that can be observed almost throughout the country. Börzsei said that this happens because the trees are exposed to extreme weather conditions and they can only react in an extreme way, that is, “deliberately drying parts of their bodies.”

According to experts, birch and spruce forests in the country are already in serious trouble because their roots cannot reach deep enough into the ground to absorb enough water. For the same reason, beech trees will also be in great danger in a few years.

Bence Börzsei believes that it is possible to create a microclimate in the urban environment that provides the trees with enough water and thus prevents them from losing their leaves prematurely. On the other hand, forestry areas still present a lot of trouble.