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2019 Fall Colors

October 25, 2019

Reference my post Why the Colors of Fall. This year here in East Central Wisconsin one can really see a difference in the colors of fall. The wet year we’ve had has produced variations in leaf color and the recent mild temperatures have slowed the change. But if you look closely, here and there you’ll find some bright oranges and beautiful golden yellows.

The orange leaves of the Blue Beech aka American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) are flanked by the green leaves of a hawthorn (Crataegus spp) in the foreground and the yellow leaves of an American Hophornbeam ((Ostrya virginiana) in background fall 2019.
The blossoms of the four petaled stamens turn yellow later in the fall.
Branched Coneflower aka as Brown-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba) is the last thing blossoming in my prairie fall 2019 .
Th leaves of the Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) are typically a lovely reddish orange. Not quite so fall 2019.
The red leaves of the Red Twig Dogwood aka Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea ) are in the background and burgundy leaves of the Gray Dogwood (Cornus racemosa) are in the foreground fall 2019. The green leaves in the background are non-native Norway Maple (Acer platanoides).
The seedhead of the White Baneberry aka Doll’s Eyes (Actaea pachypoda) are strking fall 2019
The leaves of the Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) are typically a golden yellow fall 2019.
This mystery tree has beautiful red leathery leaves this fall. I always thought it was an American Beech (Fagus grandifolia), but their leaves are typically more orange.
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