Boston Globe: Neil Pederson, Other Experts Answer Key Questions About Drought Conditions

The Boston Globe recently dug into the effects of the current drought, speaking with Neil Pederson, Harvard Forest Senior Ecologist.

While we often think late-season dry spells are less problematic than during peak growing season, they can significantly impact next year’s growth.

Discussing how trees form buds in the fall, Pederson states, “what they are actually doing is setting how much they are going to grow in the next year in terms of branch elongation and sometimes how many leaves are produced.”

Read the article in the Boston Globe.