Fall foliage report, October 17, 2010

Many ash trees are mostly bare, but a few have lots of yellow leaves.

Fall foliage report, October 14, 2010

Oaks are green, red and brown.  The red is brownish.

Norway maples and silver  maples mostly green, just a little yellow.

Sugar maples are red and orange.  Losing leaves.  Still some green.

Some locusts predominantly green, some have yellow.

Elms mostly green, a little yellow and brown.

Fall foliage report, trees behind my house, October 13, 2010

The Norway maples behind my house were staying green while other leaves changed and fell, but now a few of their leaves are yellow. I love looking at green leaves. The cottonwood behind my house still has plenty of leaves too. But it won't last forever.

I've learned some more trees

Yesterday I was walking by some trees that I always see, and for the first time, I knew they were hawthorns. That's how it seems to go sometimes. When I try to identify a specific tree, I don't always figure it out, but sometimes I find I know trees that I didn't used to know.

The last trees that I tried to identify, I have hypothesized as cottonwood, magnolia, and basswood, but I'm not sure if that's right.

I now can identify the following types of maple: Norway, sugar, red, silver, Japanese. We have all five on campus. They are ones that after a while, I just knew what they were.

Near the farmer's market

Near the bus top near the farmer's market.  Toothed.  Bark similar to ash and Norway maple.  Alternate.  Buds near each leaf.  Seems closest match to American basswood, but photos of basswood show more of a point at end of leaf.  Also, photos of basswood are more pinnate, while leaf is more palmately veined. 

Tracing of leaf:

View from my balcony at night

On summer evenings, I like to sit out on my balcony and enjoy the view of trees.

July 15, 2010

August 21, 2010

October 3, 2010
Branch on right is cottonwood.

Fall foliage report, October 1, 2010

Ashes are mostly yellow.

Elms have a little yellow.

Norway maples are green.