I may have returned from my trip to Blighty, but Vinoland's grapevine leaves are currently in the process of, well, leaving. The biological aging of the vines, senescence, is very definitely taking place. Whilst the leaves were mostly green when I left, just over three weeks ago, they are now, for the most part, yellow. In fact, the leaf in the photograph is one of the very last leaves on the Orange muscat vines. Theory holds that it is decreasing day length that triggers the biological process of senescence. I really can't blame the leaves for departing, I do not like the nights closing in myself. But I'll survive: I'll patiently wait for the reappearance of Vinoland's grape leaves next March.
2 comments:
Senescence....good word,do I suffer from it?
Thud: ...Eventually!
Post a Comment