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Tree Talk: It's raining leaves and seeds, oh my!

We've needed moisture here in the Great Plains. We've prayed and hoped for rain, and now we're getting it – in some places, more than enough. But during the last couple of weeks, what's dropping from the sky is more than rain.

At first glance, you might think the green vegetative debris in the streets is grass clippings from lawn mowers. A closer look reveals the green along the curbs is not grass...