Some color -- goldenrods and an occasional sugar maple in the pic center down low that has at least some color, tho most down low here have already lost much/most of their leaves from leaf diseases.

Been sketchy around here too but yesterday I noticed this group of sugars in a front yard on the other side of town.

Oxydendrum arboreum. I just planted this little tree, staked up with bamboo. Oxydendrum do seem to color up nicely no matter what, and extremely early too.

I've been watching this stand of black locust along the interstate for a number of years, and the section to the right (which is clearly a different clone from the rest) consistently turns yellow in September, and then drops its leaves while the rest of the stand is still green. Photo 9/29/26:

That is interesting. Would something like this be possible with Aspen?

KCT by my dentist office

Compare to the lowly green ash lol. white ask mogs the green ash in every possoble way

LClark - Due to Emerald Ash Borer, I would suggest you don't plant one of these.

Art - I understand, however we don’t have it in our area and I doubt we ever will

My native sugar maple turned in stages this Fall, as many other trees have in my area.

With the top finishing before the trees center.

It appears that it improves by the year.

Planted as a ~6 ft. woods dug 'whip' in Fall if 2017, it's done well considering they can take their time coloring well, from what I've been told.

Wonder of you will ever get that iconic orange color, Bill

'Wonder of you will ever get that iconic orange color, Bill'

I think it already has.

Depending on the day, time of day, sun exposure, direction and other variables, my phone camera can play all sorts of tricks on me, some of them very frustrating.

The pictures above are during a full bright sun.

Below is when the sun is more subdued by clouds.

I don't know how long before it gets to be like some of the larger trees I posted above that will turn all at once?

While I'm at it, Quercus Ellipsoidalis entering it's peak today. As usual, a week ahead of it's twin to the East (right). The upside is, its twin to the east gets a much brighter red when it does finally turn.

;-)

No color till November here, NJ Zone 7a/b.

My favorite time of year!

Not everything is at peak yet.

Just a few shots around the yard.

Cystopteris fragilis: 'Fragile Fern', ' Brittle bladderfern'.

Enjoy! ;-)

My favorite season too. It is the longest season for me.

Acer tegmentosum. I don’t know if it’s unique, but the fall color change starts uniformly at the leaf margin, which I find interesting.

Two Days Later

It's been difficult, getting really good Fall pictures here because the leaves are falling before the tree gets to full color. So if you wait until the tree is peak, 1/3 to 1/2 of the leaves are gone by then.

As I predicted, not a 'Stellar' year hear for Fall colors. The 25-30 mph winds today stripped a lot of trees so I better post these while they are halfway good.

Syringa reticulata: with a red charm peony lower left.

Ostrya virginiana:

Cornus sericea: same as the one showing on the left side above.

My wannabe 'Fall color champion', Aesculus glabra seedling/whip remnants. ~4 ft. tall.

Ilex verticillata Male plant.

Gleditsia triacanthos: almost bare but I did some structure pruning on it the other day so its a little more bare in the center..

My red maple didn't even color well and the leaves turned brown and fell.

There might be a couple more yet but things are going fast.

I can't wait for winter.

"I can't wait for winter" >> I'm not sure I share that sentiment ;)

Fall Fiesta sugar maple (photo today 10/10/26). A couple other Fall Fiestas not far from this one, are in better, more moisture retentive soil, and are still mostly green.

L Clark, white ash is one of the few trees that can develop some purplish, or at least deep maroon colors in the top/outer leaves.

Some of you may remember me posting a lot of fall color photos of my Portland Oregon neighborhood on the 2025 thread. What a difference a year makes....nowhere near the quality of colors this year. Pretty sure it's due to extreme dryness, and almost nobody waters trees here (I understand, water is expensive). If I see anything good I'll post photos, but so far it's a total bust.

Colors here are not good at all, either. Also probably due to hot dry summer. here is my bigtooth maple

I probably shouldn't post this one but our neighborhood is full of them.

Acer Ginnala:

Fall color here is variable -- good and mediocre spots. Around my place right now the understory is the main attraction -- spicebushes and lots of 'em. The 2nd pic shows alot of nearly bare sugar maples.

Climate change matters, when I was a kid, most of the color in my area, NYC/NJ (Zone 6b at the time) was from Maple trees. Now in Zone 7a/b, Maples have been in decline for years, Oaks don't color as brightly as Maples. Then, there are the delayed frosts, so leaves will stay on the trees longer but then be killed by hard frost, then, they just drop off dead without any color.

JFWIW:

I've been viewing this red maple of unknown origin for over 2 weeks now and it's just now going brown.

My species tree in the front yard, didn't hardly turn any color and went brown over a week ago.

Pawpaws in the understory down by the river 10/17/26:

And let's not forget the Fall colors that don't change much during the season!

Juniperus Chinensis 'Blue Point'.☺️

View from atop the Fire Tower, just outside Pequot Lakes MN.

We're past peak but still some spectacular views.

This next picture was take through a glass window and for whatever reason, didn't color as well as the above that was 'open air' but still show worthy. The pines in the foreground are at least 75ft. trees.

On the trail from the parking lot to the tower, the woods had a thick layer of Populus Grandidentata leaves that were 4" long and almost as wide. P. Grandidentata was the dominant tree in the woods surrounding the tower.

Sorry, I didn't have anything to place on the leaves for size reference.

Closer look at the leaves several inches deep.

On the way down, the top of 2 Juniperus virginiana trees probably 50 ft. tall, taken from the stairs. The poplar may have been Populus tremuloides that were also scattered throughout the woods.

;-)

The twin Quercus Ellipsoidalis, finally turned. Not bad.

View from my deck of my neighbors Silver Maple, as the sun sets, just turned lately.

Still like summer here.

Nyssa sylvatica with impossibly mirror-like foliage.

Acer palmatum

These Ginkgos are nearly peak