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100%. I dont have them, just crushed rock around the base for drainage for roof runoff. If your house has perfect insulation, than it should not be an issue with gutters, but most houses are older around here and that's not the case. Definitely have seen gutters hanging on by a thread mid/late winter after ice dams take them down.

A Trace is just snow falling and either melting on contact or less than anything measurable. So yes, you had that, but nothing measurable yet.

First flakes and first accum of the season down here as well hiding the oak leaves for now..

I have more left on my Oaks here than you do. I was in Saratoga a few days ago and Oaks were 80% full still(all brown, no green). Im guessing your hilltop microclimate matters in some way. I have been in below 32 many many times.

It was gusting to 50mph yesterday here and it probably took 60% of Oak leaves only, stubborn suckers. At least those that did drop are now blown into NY with that wicked east wind...lol.

SVT, but no definitely not. I know 2 people total I think that have them.

We pool in VT in OCT..

Oh, its 100% drought induced. The Taconic range on the west side of Manchester looks half decent, they had some half decent rain comparably speaking.

Was in Ludlow today, looks like NOV in spots on the drive over. Okemo 50% Leaf drop the rest brownish some yellow. Still some rogue patches of color, but I would avoid that area if your looking at leaf peeping this weekend and certainly Columbus day.

In case anyone was thinking about planting a willow tree anywhere but an open field https://www.mynbc5.com/article/holy-moley-rutland-dpw-going-viral-after-pulling-100-feet-of-roots-from-pipe/67951864

Yea, drought turned it quickly this year. Ludlow/Okemo area had some color early Sept, they will almost certainly be past peak by then.

Over 3", kicking Stein to curb finally. Foliage borderline peak this weekend in a bunch areas around here.

I think you have to be ready for it still to go brown under similar conditions in the upcoming years. It may be heat tolerant to 100F which means less chance of it actually dying,not necessarily staying green without irrigation. It will still go dormant. I think they are marketing this for areas in the south of here where 95-100 happens every summer for long periods of time, and where they actually will have die off because of high temps/humidity. Like you mentioned, its getting warmer here, so i think the choice makes sense, just rain or supplemental irrigation will still be needed.

Im guessing the NAM is completely lost regarding Wed? Has a soaker CNE and parts of SNE.