Last of the Fall Color

Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica)

Overnight, blustery winds have played havoc on our beautiful leaves. Some are still intact, others totally or almost completely bare. I can't complain as this fall season has been stellar and seems to have lasted for a nice period.

In my previous post, I focused on Japanese Maples (and I'm happy to say that looking out my window now, the 'Skeeter's Broom' maple appears unfazed by the windy onslaught). Today I'm sharing photos of other trees (and a few shrubs) that have great color. These photos were taken before last night's wind.

The Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica), at the top of the page, is one of my absolute favorites. It only lost some of the upper leaves. My second favorite, Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) has virtually no leaves at all today.

Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)

The colorful grass underneath is Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) -

The Ginkgo 'Prinetown Sentry' had nice color this year (last year, not so much) -

The fall color on Redbud 'Flamethrower' is not as dramatic as the spring and summer color. All of the redbuds have this same light yellow color - 

Crape Myrtle 'Catawba' (Lagerstroemia) has bright, bright yellow leaves -

Katsura was really nice this year (the Black Tupelo can be seen on the far right). I still do not detect the fragrance...

The Birch 'Dakota Pinnacle' -

And the smaller, very different Birch 'Trost's Dwarf' -

Dogwood 'Wolf Eyes' - I've never noticed the pink coloring being so prominent as it is this year - 

A few hydrangeas including the Oakleaf 'Alice' -

And 'Summer Crush' -

Climbing Hydrangea -

A few barberries -

'Rosy Glow'

'Limoncello'

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy