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Re: What's in fall color?

Here in NH we peaked last weekend.  Tuesday was still
quite exciting but yesterday we had a lot of wind which
took care of a bunch of them.  There is still the occasional
stunning maple.  The oaks are starting to change.

It's really funny here (as always).  Looking out my 4th floor office
window, I see sugar maples totally defoliated.  I also see sugar
maples close by with only a hint of color change.  The whole process
here takes about 2 months.

Highlights in my garden:

Aronia has been going for a month and a half.  Still incredible.

Same with the sourwood. I thought it was peaking 2 weeks ago, but
it gets better every day.

Hammamellis Diane, as always, has the best color imaginable,
orange, green, yellow, red, all at the same time.

Acer j. Acontifolium was beautiful last week, but now past.

Acer griseum is it's usual vibrant red.

A great year for the native Tilia americana, bug buttery yellow
leaves.

Blueberries are showing a nice red and will continue for a couple of
weeks.

Highlights to come:

Acer p. (some generic dissected red weeping form) - has yet to start
changing.  Will be vivid orange in 2 weeks or so.

Acer pennsylvanicum  - Hasn't started to change, but will be a butter
yellow in a week or two.

Cornus kousa - I have a kousa that consistently doesn't start changing
until November, and then doesn't finish up until December.  It is vivid
purple when all else is base.  If it weren't for that I would have nixed
it years ago as it never blooms.  But it's the best FC plant I have.

-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com>
To: woodyplants@mallorn.com <woodyplants@mallorn.com>
Date: Thursday, October 23, 1997 11:44 AM
Subject: What's in fall color?


>With fall color coming on fast, I'm noticing a lot more trees turning color
>here in Urbana, Illinois (zone 5b USDA).  The black tupelos are turning a
>wonderfully bright red, albeit slowly
( http://www.mallorn.com/pom/Oct97/ ).
>The Phellodendron (Amur corktree) was a wonderful clear yellow, but turned
>golden bronze in the past few days.  My chokeberry (Aronia macrocarpa) is
>also mottled with orange, maroon, and red, offset nicely against the
hemlocks
>along the perimeter of the yard.
>
>I haven't had a chance to go out and see the state of things here in town,
>but I'm looking forward to walking down the street and checking up on the
>Parrotia persica (Persian parrotia), known for its brilliant shades of
>yellow, orange, and scarlet.  The ginkgos haven't started changing yet,
>but I'm eagerly anticipating their short-lived but golden glow.
>
>What's happening in other parts of the country?
>
>Chris
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