Since Greater Toronto region and southern Ontario continue to deal with heat warnings, experts say that the recent stretch of hot and dry season has affected trees and nature.
A certified orbist Eric Benetor, with a Davi Tree Care Services in Toronto, said that Citynues have seen the company jumping into the call.
“People are worried about the overall health of their trees, looking at some diabacks in the canopy, trees are not as healthy as they are looking at (and) concerns about drought stress,” he said.
While traveling throughout the region, Citynues saw several trees where the leaves were changing the color prematurely. Some people reported to deal with the falling leaves. Even a large tree outside the company’s north-end office is not immune for the effects of recent weather.
“Some leaves are beginning to be curl and crisp. You can see some dybacks with some branches in the canopy,” the benator said while surveying the tree during our interview.
He said that there are some signs of heat stress affecting the umbrella of the tree, and this is something that can be widespread implications in the future.
“Heat stress has a long -term effect on the tree. It weakens the overall health of the tree, [making] Trees and shrubs are more susceptible to other insects and diseases. So usually the impact is shown to a couple of growing seasons under the line a few months or even under the line, ”the benator said.
“Next year, in the next spring, the tree cannot grow so much. This growth may be slightly slow.
“This year also, you can see the decline of some time premature leaves, some browning of the leaves, you can see the trees that it does not look healthy as earlier, and then this alliance will definitely negatively affect the tree on a couple of growing seasons and can potentially kill it if the tree is already under stress from other factors if the tree is already under stress.”
Trever Jones, with a federal government research scientist Canadian forest serviceCITYNEWS told that he had seen it in his work, given that “trees could have more mortality”.
“Heat stress … something that has happened for years and years, but I think it is deteriorating and it is definitely like the summer duration and its magnitude and the effects are deteriorating over time,” he said.
“If we do nothing, it is going to create problems for our forests and some very large negative effects.”
Jones said that heat stress can cause trees to cause “seed crops”, which can affect wildlife.
,[It] Seeds, squirrels, bears, many birds and such things have a great impact on species that eat, ”he said.
Dry season in southern Ontario: Rain below average
When it comes to rainfall in Canada, it is lacking in many areas across the country and there is no exception to southern Ontario.
Environment and Climate Change Crowpherd Luke, a meteorologist from Canada, told Citinuse that the average rainfall for the region in June and July is about 150 mm.
He said, “We basically rain, give or take 70 millimeters. There is a lot of variation with it, it depends on that with thunder and such a track.”
“A lot of drought is running slightly compared to a lot of southern Ontario normal, but especially in the east of Toronto when you go to Oshwa, Peterbaro, Belleville, these types of areas.”
Given the rains for various municipalities, they noted the weather station at CFB Trenton, only about 50 mm of rainfall for the same period.
But all parts of Canada have not been affected by the dry season as Luke said that areas of Southern Alberta, like Calgary and Banf, and parts of Northern Ontario, like Timins, have seen wet conditions due to low-beyond systems.
Despite the drying situation, Luke said Temperature in Greater Toronto region The summer average is slightly above the average.
Meanwhile, he said that there are no signs of meaningful rain relief in short term.
Overall, it seems that we can be towards the dryer through August. We have to wait and see how it plays, but certainly doesn’t seem that there is a super weight pattern on the horizon, ”Luke said.
