ENJOY THE LATE FALL COLORS!

Late fall colors can be outstanding.

The beeches and many poplar (popple) trees still have leaves in a gold color that can be beautiful on a misty fall day.  These trees are Deciduous (leaf bearing) and will eventually lose their leaves.  What about a needled conifer with cones that will be green in the spring and summer and then turn into a lovely yellow before losing its needles in the winter?

If this interests you consider a Larch Tree (Tamarack) which has cones, but is classified as Deciduous because of the needle drop.  In the spring the needles will be only around an inch or less and sprout in little clusters with 30 ton 40 needles each.  If you look closely you will see pink flowers that will start out red or yellow and turn brown by fall as they form the cones.  This tree is also referred to as a Tamarack by many and grow up to 75 feet tall.

Don’t panic when your favorite conifer turns yellow and sheds needles in the fall.  White pine is a conifer that may shed dramatically.  It generally drops all needles except those of the current year and sometimes the prior year.  On the other hand, a spruce conifer sheds its needles inconspicuously and may retain needles up to five years and you will not even be aware of the needle loss.

Inspect and enjoy your trees!