It's fall, so that means it's time to head to north Georgia to view the leaves as they change from a uniform blanket of green to a patchwork quilt of orange, yellow and red before turning loose and leaving the hardwood trees naked for winter.
As of last week, the U.S. Forest Service site reported that 15 percent to 20 percent of trees in several districts had started showing their fall colors, with those at elevations of 3,000 feet or more leading the way. It is predicted that the peak viewing times this year to be from mid- to late October.
http://www.fs.fed.us/conf/fall/falcolor.htm
Click on link for color updates and a peak at the WebCams on Brasstown Bald.
Different trees, different colors
The yellow leaves you see in the fall usually belong to the following trees: white ash, black cherry, buckeye, umbrella magnolia, sweet birch, yellow poplar and black locust.
Yellow-gold leaves appear on white basswood, hickories, American beech and black walnut.
Bronze leaves are found on chestnut oak, American elm and black oak.
Red leaves appear on black gum, scarlet oak, white oak, persimmon and red maple.
Red-purple leaves appear on sweet gum, scarlet oak and sumac.
Sassafras trees produce red-orange leaves, and the Southern red oak has red-brown leaves.
Posted by dancoy at October 21, 2004 12:10 PM