Tree Talk:Use fall leaves to make high-quality compost

An annual ritual is starting its cycle right now that people look to with various degrees of interest.

I'm not talking about Christmas displays at local stores; they have been up for months already in some places. I have a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit when the leaves on all of the trees are green, and not just the conifers. I am talking about leaves though.

Autumn has arrived and trees are starting make changes for the winter. Over the next few weeks there will be a palette of different colors throughout the woods before the leaves finally fall for the winter.

Deciduous trees, so named because they lose...