<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - foliage</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/foliage</link><description>Newsvine - foliage</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:31:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:17:30 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>How to identify any blossom</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/27/10889745-how-to-identify-any-blossom</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/27/10889745-how-to-identify-any-blossom</guid><category>border</category><category>foliage</category><category>img</category><category>shedding</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>alignleft</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><category>spring's</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:48:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120326-cherry-blossom-tease.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120326-cherry-blossom-tease.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There's an app that's just as useful for shedding light on spring's spellbinding displays as it is for foliage the rest of the year.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>New England hoping revenues rise as leaves fall</title>
<description><![CDATA[Northern New England's fall foliage is expected to be spectacular this year, unlike tourism revenues, which likely will remain muted as the economy slowly recovers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Ramer]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Holly Ramer]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/18/3287162-new-england-hoping-revenues-rise-as-leaves-fall</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/18/3287162-new-england-hoping-revenues-rise-as-leaves-fall</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>foliage</category><category>tourism</category><category>meltdown</category><category>northern-new-england</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:58:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bbd35844-c627-4f53-9d56-fa328129c89a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bbd35844-c627-4f53-9d56-fa328129c89a.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Early foliage appears by The Old Meeting House in East Montpelier, Vt., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. The red, orange and gold foliage that attracts millions of visitors to northern New England each fall is expected to be especially vivid this year, thanks to lots of early summer rain. That has tourism officials optimistic, though no one's expecting to break any records given the slowly recovering economy. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/43747148-640c-4524-bfe7-e097f3f80d0e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/43747148-640c-4524-bfe7-e097f3f80d0e.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Leaves have turned red in East Montpelier, Vt., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. The red, orange and gold foliage that attracts millions of visitors to northern New England each fall is expected to be especially vivid this year, thanks to lots of early summer rain. That has tourism officials optimistic, though no one's expecting to break any records given the slowly recovering economy. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fall foliage — on one tank or less</title>
<description><![CDATA[It’s the age-old paradox of leaf-peeping: By the time you know the foliage is hitting its peak, most local hotels are booked solid. The solution? Forgo the multi-day tour, opting instead for a one-day, one-tank trip. Here’s five great possibilities.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Lovitt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Rob Lovitt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/15/3271912-fall-foliageon-one-tank-or-less</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/15/3271912-fall-foliageon-one-tank-or-less</guid><category>travel</category><category>new-york</category><category>music</category><category>river</category><category>war</category><category>foliage</category><category>apple</category><category>vineyards</category><category>scenic</category><category>rob-lovitt-columns</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:41:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/UGC/FallFoliage_2008/FallFoliage_2008/Kitzhaber_Lori/080922_163675_102_0601_ug.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/UGC/FallFoliage_2008/FallFoliage_2008/Kitzhaber_Lori/080922_163675_102_0601_ug.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I took this photo along Hwy 80 in Pennsylvania on October 6, 2006. We drove from Columbus, Ohio, to Wappingers Falls, New York that day (my sister's wedding was on the 7th). We could not have asked for better scenery!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Colorful study probes climate change, fall foliage</title>
<description><![CDATA[Could climate change dull the blazing palette of New England's fall foliage? The answer could have serious implications for one of the region's signature attractions, which draws thousands of "leaf peepers" every autumn.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa Rathke]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Lisa Rathke]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/24/1906461-colorful-study-probes-climate-change-fall-foliage</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/24/1906461-colorful-study-probes-climate-change-fall-foliage</guid><category>foliage</category><category>warming</category><category>new-england</category><category>us-news</category><category>fall-foliage</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:13:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/83a2b677-9d3b-49a8-960a-42605088e5da.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/83a2b677-9d3b-49a8-960a-42605088e5da.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Researcher Abby van den Berg holds a seedling maple tree showing signs of fall color at the University of Vermont's Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill, Vt., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. With a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, biologists are investigating how temperature affects the development of color in fall leaves. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a3ff3254-013e-414c-9adb-5270950ca30f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a3ff3254-013e-414c-9adb-5270950ca30f.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A maple tree shows early fall color in Richmond,  Vt., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. At the University of Vermont's Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill, Vt., with a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, biologists are investigating how temperature affects the development of color in fall leaves.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/50afa181-83b0-451c-a32a-b41167dd251e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/50afa181-83b0-451c-a32a-b41167dd251e.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Researcher Abby van den Berg checks seedling maple trees in a refrigerated box at the University of Vermont's Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill, Vt., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. With a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, biologists are investigating how temperature affects the development of color in fall leaves. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b46fdd92-9b09-41de-a312-ea6ef28da94f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b46fdd92-9b09-41de-a312-ea6ef28da94f.jpg" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Researcher Abby van den Berg checks seedling maple tree showing signs of fall color at the University of Vermont's Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill, Vt., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. With a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, biologists are investigating how temperature affects the development of color in fall leaves. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b10e8545-31aa-4922-9bdc-efdca8168af0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b10e8545-31aa-4922-9bdc-efdca8168af0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A seedling maple tree shows signs of fall color at the University of Vermont's Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill, Vt., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. With a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, biologists are investigating how temperature affects the development of color in fall leaves.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3af992a5-0096-40df-8c95-be7774c6101b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3af992a5-0096-40df-8c95-be7774c6101b.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Researcher Abby van den Berg tests a seedling maple tree at the University of Vermont's Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill, Vt., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. With a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, biologists are investigating how temperature affects the development of color in fall leaves. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Climate Change Blamed for Fading Foliage</title>
<description><![CDATA[Every fall, Marilyn Krom tries to make a trip to Vermont to see its famously beautiful fall foliage.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Gram]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Dave Gram]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/20/1037839-climate-change-blamed-for-fading-foliage</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/20/1037839-climate-change-blamed-for-fading-foliage</guid><category>foliage</category><category>science</category><category>fading</category><category>us-news</category><category>marilyn-krom</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:27:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/038c9445-47e5-4494-804d-431f055a6170.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/038c9445-47e5-4494-804d-431f055a6170.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The colors of fall are seen on trees that frame the First Congregational Church in South Woodbury, Vt., in this Oct. 26, 1998 file photo. Forested hillsides usually riotous with reds, oranges and yellows have shown their colors only grudgingly in recent years, with many trees going straight from the dull green of late summer to the rust-brown of late fall with barely a stop at a brighter hue. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d01d0a7d-f6ad-4b28-9141-7788a442a94f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d01d0a7d-f6ad-4b28-9141-7788a442a94f.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The colors of fall are seen on trees that frame the First Congregational Church in South Woodbury, Vt., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007. University of Vermont plant biologist Tom Vogelmann, a Vermont native who's among those who believes warming weather may be to blame for lackluster foliage. He says autumn has become too warm to elicit New England's richest colors. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4a0ebf7f-7de1-411b-ad0e-8c34c2d766f1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4a0ebf7f-7de1-411b-ad0e-8c34c2d766f1.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tom Vogelmann, chairman of the plant biology department at the University of Vermont, stands with a maple tree in Burlington , Vt., Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. People around New England are asking what's up with the foliage. Hillsides usually riotous with red and orange in early October have shown those vibrant colors in spots, but less extensively than in the past. &quot;It's nothing like it used to be&quot; says  Vogelmann. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/c4846b21-5c5b-43b5-ad1c-16203354a90d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/c4846b21-5c5b-43b5-ad1c-16203354a90d.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tom Vogelmann, chairman of the plant biology department at the University of Vermont, stands in a maple tree in Burlington , Vt., Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. People around New England are asking what's up with the foliage. Hillsides usually riotous with red and orange in early October have shown those vibrant colors in spots, but less extensively than in the past. &quot;It's nothing like it used to be&quot; says  Vogelmann. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>