October 11: Litany of autumn trees
Oct. 11th, 2010 10:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
neverspentWhen 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
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