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Originally Posted by BlackCatIslander
I swung by our place today and to my dismay there was at least one tree that was full of leaves. In my area I would estimate that 20-25% of the leaves were still in the trees. At our place it looks that it will be another two weeks before everything is down.
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The islands, and especially the south-facing shores of those islands and the south-facing mainland, are typically the last places to lose all the leaves. They're also the first places to lose snow pack in winter. Combination of sun exposure all year long, and still-warm water at this time of year, contributes to a slightly longer growing season. My tomatoes only stopped producing about 2 weeks ago.
Other localized leaf effects are wind gusts. Wind gusts in this New England topography get localized to within hundreds of feet. There could be a windy day where some people's yards just don't get enough wind to knock down leaves, even if the wind is audible all day from all around.