Arkansas Hardwoods Getting 'Scorched' by Climate Change

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published September 16, 2021 at 12:24 PM CDT

Clusters of scorched leaves hang off an urban post oak tree in Fayetteville.

Extreme weather in 2021 — a prolonged winter vortex, heavy spring rains, high summer heat and drought — is “scorching” certain hardwoods in Arkansas. Forest Specialist Chandler Barton with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture - Forestry Division discusses the scope of the phenomenon.

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