Now is the time for red maples (and other species) to come out as their true selves.

The timing of pussy willows’s budding may have contributed to their use in the holiday fun and games.

With fall coming to an end, winter moths have laid their eggs, but the males can still be seen fluttering around headlights and street lamps across the Island. Many anticipate another wave of defoliation next spring.

Heads up! The most necessary fall accessory this year is not the sweater. It is the hard hat. It seems to be raining acorns.

After a somewhat testy hearing Monday, Edgartown selectmen deferred a decision on whether to allow two shade trees to be cut down on Cooke street. Contractor Norman Rankow wants permission to remove the two trees from a property at 140 Cooke.

Don’t blame Norway. The invasion of the Norway maple tree on U.S. soil is definitely not the fault of the Norwegians.