October 11: Litany of autumn trees

[neverspent]

When autumn gets in full swing, I find myself reciting as I see the different trees:

Hickory and persimmon are gold
Sugar maple and poison ivy are tangerine
Red maple is... you guessed it
Sweet gum and silver maple and birch are yellow
Oaks are yellow and rust brown
Wild cherry is yellow and tangerine
Sumac is claret
Black gum is deep scarlet


Black gums (tupelo) and goldenrod

Comments

[shinsetsu]

I lived somewhere once where the trees turned all different colours. It was so pretty. :)

[neverspent]

I'm glad you've had that experience! :)

The different seasons and deciduous trees to show the change in seasons are something I'm not sure I'd be able to live without, at least not for a length of time.