The Fall Color Compilation

Franklinia alatamaha

We’re wrapping up another season of fall color and each year is a little different from the last. This year it seemed the maples lasted longer in some areas, particularly the ones in landscapes (see my post on Parking Lot Maples) but a few wild ones did too.

Some of the oaks, such as the Southern red oak (Quercus falcata) had really drab color this year, going directly to brown without a hint of the subtle red that they get in some years.

I was pleased to catch my neighbor's Franklinia alatamaha during its fall color phase. A stray leaf in my driveway led me to it.

I’ve posted many times about fall color so this is just a reminder that if you are looking for ideas, I’ve got some. Some of these posts link back to others.

Fall Today, Gone Tomorrow is a general post with links to 3 others.

Fall Color at Home encourages you bring the color to your personal landscapes and gives you some ideas. 

Specific ideas for adding plants with yellow fall color can be found in this post.

Need more red, orange or purple? Try this post.

Find dependable fall color in this post with lots of ideas. Need a small tree with color? Try this post about that very subject.

American beech (Fagus grandifolia), one of the last to color

Maples are specifically featured in two posts: one about wild maples and another about the most commonly used landscape maple (this is the Parking Lot Maples post).

Scarlet oak is the star in this post while this other post is a good summary of parking lot oaks, some of which have reliably good color.

If you like fall color, consider factoring it into your choice of native plants in the landscape. You'll be glad you did come autumn.