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Adkins Mystery Monday: What Native Turns Brown and Drops Needles?

November 1, 2021 by Adkins Arboretum

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Happy Mystery Monday and Happy November! Do you know what native deciduous conifer turns brown in the fall and drops its needles in the winter? Don’t worry, they grow beautiful fresh needles in the spring!

Last week we asked you about the stripe-backed moth caterpillar, Arogalea cristifasciella. This unique caterpillar will metamorphose into a small black and white moth. The caterpillars are found April to October and specialize on a variety of oak species. As the caterpillars go from their first instar to their last, their coloration becomes more pronounced. In their final instar, their head capsule turns a coppery color.
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Letters to Editor

  1. David Foster says

    November 1, 2021 at 3:11 PM

    I believe the answer to your Mystery Question would be the Bald Cypress.

  2. Beth Horsey says

    November 1, 2021 at 3:45 PM

    Bald cypress

  3. Paula Reeder says

    November 1, 2021 at 4:08 PM

    Deciduous conifer native is bald cypress.

  4. Bill Barron says

    November 1, 2021 at 4:29 PM

    This is a Larch, also known as Tamarack and found commonly in wetlands throughout the northeast. It will grow in drier environments but is not (in my opinion) particularly attractive as a landscaping plant relative to other conifers.

  5. DIANE SHIELDS says

    November 1, 2021 at 4:42 PM

    bald cypress

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