With the many Bur Oaks in the forest, I see a lot different things that set each tree apart.
Fire Stripes
And the sky created fire and it was good.
Light Holes
Cattle Windbreak
Now that the cattle are gone and the wind storm knocked about the tin windbreak, it was time to take it down.
I may use the material to build a shed.
Fall Grazing
With the snow melted, the goats have been able to continue to graze on the pastures.
Thanksgiving Sunset
A good ending to a thankful day:
Bamboo Remnants
Bamboo met its match last winter, what came back was few and far between.
This area was full of bamboo the previous year, but most of the root system had been killed off.
Japanese Larch Yellow Needles
Japanese Larch needles turn color late in the season.
The needles turn yellow reliably before falling off.
Repurposing
I have been taking down old fences like this one:
I will repurpose the posts and wire for cages around my trees.
Fall Colors 2014
Some of the good colors I saw this fall:
Just a common American Hazelnut showing some good color change.
Amur Maple is routinely one of the best for fall color display.
Devil’s Walking Stick turns color earlier than most trees and usually is dependable for color every year.
Black Cherry can have yellow and red for leaf color in fall.
A native tree, the Red Oak, is dependable for outstanding fall color.
3 different Red Oaks at different stages of leaf color change.
English Oak attracted my attention.
Ginkgo leaves littering the ground after a freeze.
Korean Stewartia with various colors showing through. I’m surprised how well this tree has survived here.
Manchurian Maple in fall color mode with green all around.
Mongolian Oak with better fall color than some oaks.
Red Oak in the yard and yellowing Ginkgoes in background.
This Red Oak formed multiple trunks after beaver damage. The red shows up really good while most of the surrounding trees have lost their leaves.
Looking up into a young Red Oak, I should prune some of the lower branches.
A White Oak and Norway Spruce are growing among native trees.
Sassafras has potential to be one of the better trees for fall color.
Looking up into a Shellbark Hickory with a yellow crown.
Shumard Oak has gotten some purple mixed in with the red.
A couple Staghorn Sumac cultivars with their outstanding fall color.
A very noticeable Black Cherry that is solid yellow.
Moose Maple is known for its beautiful bark, but also can have pleasant fall color.
This male Mulberry drew my attention, a lot of times mulberries don’t color up this good before the leaves fall off.
A large Bitternut Hickory was quite the stunner.