And no picture? Oh well. I'll imagine that it looks like the black gum images on google.
We are still green here though a couple of things have started to color up. My hickory is starting to turn yellow. Once it turns completely yellow, it will be bare within a week. That is a lot of raking.
Here's a picture from last year:

No camera, no picture. But it's even more beautiful than the pics on Google. The link comes the closest - the entire tree looks like the picture.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:1065751}}

Wow! That is nice! The Great Pumpkin needs to bring you a camera.