What are some trees and shrubs with good fall color?
Answer
Fall is a wonderful time of the year to appreciate our trees and shrubs. Many present a spectacular display of color as if they were putting on one last hurrah before winter sets in.
The following trees and shrubs display strong yellow and red fall colors. So select something that you will enjoy!
Trees: Yellow Foliage
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese maple |
| Acer saccharinum | silver maple |
| Acer saccharum | sugar maple |
| Betula | birch |
| Carya | hickory |
| Fagus | beech |
| Ginkgo | gingko |
| Liriodendron | tulip tree |
Trees: Red Foliage
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Acer palmatum | Japanese maple |
| Acer rubrum | red maple |
| Acer saccharum | sugar maple |
| Cornus | dogwood |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | sweetgum |
| Nyssa sylvatica | blackgum |
| Oxydendron | sourwood |
| Quercus rubra | northern red oak |
Shrubs: Yellow Foliage
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Aesculus parviflora | bottlebrush buckeye |
| Calycanthus | allspice |
| Clethra | summersweet |
| Hamamelis | witch-hazel |
| Lindera | spicebush |
Shrubs: Orange-Red Foliage
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Enkianthus campanulatus | red-vein enkianthus |
| Fothergilla | fothergilla |
| Rhododendron calendulaceum | flame azalea |
| Spiraea | spirea, particularly Thunberg spirea |
Shrubs: Red Foliage
| Botanical Name | Common Name |
| Aronia arbutifolia | red chokecherry |
| Cornus sericea | red-osier dogwood |
| Disanthus | disanthus |
| Hydrangea quercifolia | oakleaf hydrangea |
| Itea virginica | Virginia sweetspire |
| Rhododendron vaseyi | pinkshell azalea |
| Rhus | sumac |
| Rosa rugosa | rugosa rose |
| Vaccinium | blueberry, cranberry |
| Viburnum | viburnum--particularly mapleleaf, doublefile and arrowwood |
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- Courtesy of NYBG Plant Information Service
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