It Looks Like Autumn! This Is Why Trees Are Losing Their Leaves en Masse Right Now: 'A Painful Sight'

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It is still a long way from autumn, but in forests, parks, villages, and cities, leaves are falling from the trees en masse. Forest ranger Sabrina Veltman of Staatsbosbeheer calls it a 'painful sight'. On the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, where dry sandy soils and forests can normally withstand a lot, the drought is striking hard again.