I looked out the window today and noticed a few of the trees in my landscape aglow with color, and this is the beginning of November! We have had beautiful fall foliage colors this season. The foliage on many trees have changed colors later than usual for our area and the leaves held on many trees longer than other years. This could be attributed to the amount of moisture and the pleasant temperatures we have enjoyed this year.
Two of my landscape trees in full fall glory this morning were my American Hornbeam and Japanese Maples. I didn't think my hornbeam would produce good fall foliage colors this year - it didn't appear to be changing much and the hornbeams at the nursery didn't have much color when I walked the nursery yesterday. The tree seemed to have changed colors overnight.
I hope you enjoy the photo I took today of the hornbeam. If you have the chance today, take a walk outside and enjoy what is left of the fall colors. We are expecting rain and cooler temps and the beauty of the fall colors will soon be gone leading us into the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays! Enjoy!
Until next time,
Happy Gardening
BAS
