[Leica] IMG: Young Maple

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Jim Nichols offered:
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Young Maple

 

When there are maple trees in the neighborhood, their offspring appear in
many places.  This one caught my eye because it is emerging in shades of
Fall, even as Summer is just arriving.

 

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Young+Maple.tif.html

 

Hi Jim,

An interesting picture for a couple of reasons. I think the red colouring
may be due to moisture stress in it's growing ground area. Maybe we have a
botanist on list who could verify that?

 

But the leaves certainly show without question munching by bugs! Probably
caterpillars the way they've been eaten a way.

 

ted