Actually, fallen leaves are meant to be fertilizer to brace up the tree for winter - sort of like recycling. The best thing to do for the health of your tree is to either not rake (seriously!) or rake the leaves up around the base of the tree then soak them so they don’t blow around. If you do that, your trees stay healthier and need less attention later.
I have read that British English had both the words “fall” and “autumn” at the time of the American Revolution, but since then the word “fall” has fallen (sorry about that) out of British usage. As a result, the American use of “fall” for “autumn” sounds antiquated, provincial, and/or strange to the British.
(I find the German word “Herbst” for autumn interesting. It’s cognate to the word “harvest”. Makes sense to me.)
lewisbower about 15 years ago
As an undergraduate, “Fall” was what my grades did.
ejcapulet about 15 years ago
Actually, fallen leaves are meant to be fertilizer to brace up the tree for winter - sort of like recycling. The best thing to do for the health of your tree is to either not rake (seriously!) or rake the leaves up around the base of the tree then soak them so they don’t blow around. If you do that, your trees stay healthier and need less attention later.
pschearer Premium Member about 15 years ago
I have read that British English had both the words “fall” and “autumn” at the time of the American Revolution, but since then the word “fall” has fallen (sorry about that) out of British usage. As a result, the American use of “fall” for “autumn” sounds antiquated, provincial, and/or strange to the British.
(I find the German word “Herbst” for autumn interesting. It’s cognate to the word “harvest”. Makes sense to me.)