(WFSB) - If you’ve noticed tiny red-leaved tree seedlings in your lawn or garden, you’re not alone. Many Connecticut residents have been reporting them popping up in their neighborhoods recently.

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Across Connecticut, gardens and backyards are being overrun by small orange-leaved seedlings. It’s not chickweed or crabgrass or even dandelions, but something usually considered more majestic.