Fall Colours

[Gypo Logger]

I like the bright red.
John

 

[pbtree]

Beautiful! Did you take the picture?

 

[Gypo Logger]

Hello pbtree, I took the picture with a Sony CD300. For some reason, I am enjoying and noticing the vivid colours of a hardwood canopy more than other years.
I have been pondering why trees of the same species have different colours. Could it be that some are stressed more than others, or could it be due to some sort of reproductive cycle that they go thru? The healthiest Maples don't seem to have changed much in colour so far and seem to have the most sapwood. The ones with the more brilliant red appear to have over 50% heartwood.
John

 

[rumination]

Nice pictures Gypo. That's one thing we miss out on here in Hawaii. I have only been able to spend a few autumns in the Northeast and other areas where there is good fall color. It is exceptionally beautiful.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Dam John, that's beautiful!

 

[MasterBlaster]

So where's the colors?

 

[MasterBlaster]

I usually enjoy a 'lil toe, but not in this case!

 

[SilverBlue]

Originally posted by rborist1
Today's color.......pretty isn't it? I like the dull purple.

Better watch out, I got me a digi cam now..........................

Now we need to teach Mr. Edwards how to focus it.
And watch out for the footlickers

 

[Gypo Logger]

rborist, looks like a bad case of frostbite to me.
John

 

[Al Smith]

Fall colors eh

You folks,north of the big lakes,are about 3 weeks ahead of us with the fall colors.As yet,we have not had a killing frost.It appears that rborist1,must be in the Yukon,or the polar ice cap.

 

[Nickrosis]

Originally posted by rborist1
In the den!

That's a good color for a wall. I'm tired of cream and off-white houses!

 

[Gypo Logger]

I'll try to take more pictures of the changing leaves as the season moves on. It's the high winds that ultimately remove them and the woods look dull and drab until the snows fall.
One fall I was in the woods when a gustnadoe type wind fell upon the trees around me and literally sucked every leaf off every stem and as I hid, the leaves fell to the forest floor which became clothed in crimson and gold.
The leaves seem to furnish a type of insulation as does the snow to protect all manner of living things throughout the winter.
John

 

[Gypo Logger]

Here's the Canadian Sugar Maple. The Maple Leaf in 1965 was put onto the middle of Canada's flag. It wasn't until 1996 that the maple tree was officially recognized as Canada's national tree.
Duh!
John

 

[Gypo Logger]

Here's a bit more Canadian stuff.
My pleasure,
John

 

[rb_in_va]

Originally posted by Nickrosis
That's a good color for a wall. I'm tired of cream and off-white houses!

Paint's cheap man!