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Callery pears were planted as ornamental trees in Kentucky ... silver-gray color in its foliage, small, alternating leaves and cream-colored flowers. Named for its bright red fall foliage ...

Persimmons are a great choice for a medium-sized tree for fall color and for edible fall ripening fruits. It is a native tree that grows 35 to 60 feet tall. The oval-shaped leaves of persimmon are ...

These plants will light up your yard with fall hues without the mess. These prim shrubs will bring the reds, oranges, and ...

The coming of spring ... color disappears, but they never become yellow; and, j on the other hand, a yellow flower as it withers never becomes blue. The yellow color acquired by leaves before ...

As an enthusiastic gardener, I've found that certain flowering trees are perfect for small yards, offering vibrant colors ...

Amur maackia has a vase shape with rounded crown. The compound leaves lend a fine-textured and airy appearance to the tree ...

As the calendar turns to fall, the leaves that sprouted in the spring start changing colors from green to ... and form a mulch that feeds the trees and other plants. In residential areas, cleaning ...

Eventually the leaves die, falling off of the trees. Hence, we often call the season "fall ... The red colors in leaves are created by anthocyanin, which is in a class of pigments known as flavonoids.

All of these ingredients blend perfectly in many locations throughout New York.Upstate New York is an outstanding place to embark on fall color journeys. Besides the many local parks and natural areas ...

After planting in the fall, you’ll enjoy an array of flower colors that combine nicely with other spring-flowering trees, shrubs, and flowers. Start the season with early blooming snowdrops. As winter ...