SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A majority of Utah is under severe drought warning with some spaces being monitored as extreme drought, according to the latest drought information released by the National Weather Service.

While the report lists negative impact to hydrology and agriculture, Katie Wagner, Horticulture faculty with USU Extension, talked with ABC4 about the impact to Utah's vibrant fall colors.

Wagner explained the Salt Lake County Office has a diagnostic help desk to continually respond to questions from the public for landscape issues. While the majority of questions received are about grass, tree care is not something to take lightly.

Marginal leaf burn or leaf scorch, where leave's edges are losing color, is the tree's "response to water stress." During a dry fall, the trend wi

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