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Re: What's in fall color?

We (mountains of central New Mexico zone 5 & 7200 feet elevation) are also
having a long time for the color change... The oaks (Quercus gambeli) have
been slowly changing since mid-September and most are a orange, red or golden
and still a little green. The reds are not so pronounced this year as we have
had more than usual moisture and we did not get a real frost till October
10th! That is a month late for our area. We have mostly evergreens (Ponderosa
Pine, Pinion Pine, Rocky Mountain Juniper and Oneseed Juniper) but the
deciduous trees that we do have are beautiful in fall. The shrubs like Golden
Currant (Ribes aureum), Sand Cherry (Prunus besseyi - not a native here) and
Lemonade Bush (Rhus trilobata) are all bright red now. The fruit trees
(various pear, apple and especially the apricot & peach) have all turned red
and orange. Most years we go to 4th of July Canyon to look at the Bigtooth
Maple (Red in Autumn), Rocky Mountain Maple (yellow in Autumn) and of course
the Oaks that also turn red at this time! This year the dampness has kept the
colors from becoming bright and has made the roads (unpaved) difficult. There
are bright school bus yellow Cottonwoods (Populus acuminata) across from us
in the valley and in the canyons leading down to Albuquerque. I did manage to
get some seeds from some of our local Hop Tree (Ptelea trifoliata)! Does
anyone have experience with getting these to germinate? I will enjoy this
while I may. It is snowing and all the leaves will be gone soon.
Blessings of the season!
Lee
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