There’s something a bit magical in the change of the leaves from luscious green into furious red, blazing orange, and warm yellow, when days start to become shorter and the air gets crisp. So, if you are thinking about acres of fall color in your own yard, now is the time to think about planning trees for fall color.
They will add charm to your landscape and provide, at the same time, warmth and comfort to any person walking outside during the fall season. Appropriate trees can turn almost any seasonal change into a brilliant colorful display in any garden, whether maintained by a seasoned or even a new gardener.
1. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Of course, the Sugar Maple has to reign supreme; it provides a sharp combination of orange, red, and yellow colors. This is among the biggest examples of long-lived trees; it will serve the owner with autumn beauty through the ages.
2. Red Oak (Quercus rubra)
Known for its deep red leaves in the fall, the Red Oak is sturdy and reliable. This tree is ideal to add that color pop, contrasted against a clear blue sky.
3. Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)
This sweetgum covers a full spectrum in brilliant fall coloring—from yellow to orange, to deep purple. Star-shaped leaves, unique-textured corky bark—add character.
4. American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
Fall color will persist on the golden-brown leaves of the American Beech well into winter. Its bark is silvery, smooth, with a feeling of elegance throughout all parts of the garden.
5. Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
You will know sassafras by its mitten-shaped leaves, which are shortly going to be tinged yellow and orange and mauve this autumn. It also has a slightly odd equable look about it—whimsical.
6. Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)
One of the more obscure of the beautiful fall color landscape plants, Black Tupelo is more commonly known as Black Gum. Its rich, shiny, red leaves are interspersed with shades of orange and purple, making it really set landscapes off.
7. Ginkgo biloba
The Ginkgo trees with their bright golden-yellow leaves can now be said to be recognized all over the world. The oldest types of tree on the face of the earth, for a long time now, have been recognized by the people to display the peculiar fan-shaped of the leaves, which most people take them at face value today.
8. Serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.)
Small, multi-stemmed trees with brilliant orange and red foliage, white flowers, producing edible berries, make excellent all-around garden specimens.
9. Japanese Maple: Acer palmatum
Japanese Maples are grown for their beautiful, moderate leaves and a splendid color that can go bright red or deep purple in the fall. It being a low grower, it looks perfect about anywhere—in an average- or small-sized yard or as a focal point of location in the garden.
10. Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata)
The stun in this fall tree, golden yellow, is just full of. That’s not taking into account the added interest with the peeling bark of the Shagbark Hickory Tree throughout the year.
11. Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
Autumn brings brilliant red leaves with dogwoods and produces a crop of red berries that appear to draw birds. They also sport flowers in the spring, giving them some interest throughout the year.
12. Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera)
The Paper Birch has that easily recognized white bark at a time of year—offering rich potential for pairing with all that golden yellow fall color. This tree would do well to add to any autumn interest in texture and color.
13. Eastern Redbud (Cercis)
In particular, the Eastern Redbuds are justly famous by their flowers during the spring, but they are not less interesting during the fall when the heart-shaped leaves turn deep yellow, making them quite distinct and even romantic additions to any garden.
14. Autumn Blaze Maple (Acer × freemanii)
Autumn Blaze Maple: hybrid cross between Red Maple and Silver Maple. Brilliant, Orange-Red Foliage. In the landscape, it is probably this variety you are thinking of if you wish for something with quick effects.
15. Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Although it’s a conifer, Bald Cypress loses its needles come domestic the fall and turns a splendid russet colour—really spectacular. Its unique-feathery texture adds another dimension to your fall landscape.
Conclusion
Landscaping with trees that turn colors in the fall is like painting the garden different shades for the season. Such trees offer not just beauty but lend a rhythmic sheen that will help to change one’s view of the season. There will be a tree to come along with your vision, such as the shining blazing red of a sugar maple to sunny yellows of the ginkgo. So go ahead, grab that spade, favor your faves, and get ready for an out-of-sight fall show right in your very own yard.
