Mavis

Mavis, the maple we adopted earlier this fall, has finally decided she better catch up with the big girls and drop her leaves for hibernation. It was probably our nice, cozy, sheltered patio that made her lazy. But the cold week we had last week was frigid even on a sheltered patio, so I'm sure that's what initiated defoliating. I have to admit, I wasn't sure if very young maples went through the rigors of dropping leaves and regrowing them in the spring, thinking that the first year might give them a break since life is already tough enough just trying to break out of a seed. But, lo! I went out to water this weekend and there she was with a few leaves less! She didn't bother going to the bright red for showy display, but rather, a mellow yellow.