But don’t overlook the gorgeous purple-red tones their leaves will bring to your fall landscape.
Size:To 25 feet tall
Zones:58
Chokeberry
This native shrubshines in several seasons.
In spring,chokeberry shrubsoffer white flowers that look like apple blossoms.
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Its dark green leaves make a nice foil for its late-summer, white camellia-shaped flowers.
In fall,stewartia’sleaves turn pretty orange, yellow, and red shades.
Its fan-shaped leaves are among the most elegant of any tree.
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In autumn, they show breathtaking shades of luminous golden yellow.
Next, it produces round, berry-like summer fruits thatbirds and other wildlife relish.
Finally, the show concludes with amazing orange and red fall foliage.
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Even the silvery bark on this native plant looks pretty in winter.
Its leaves turn warm shades of gold and orange in fallandfothergillahas honey-scented springtime flowers.
In summer, Virginia sweetspire offers fragrant white flowers.
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Then, in autumn, it develops a rich purple-red leaf color.
Also, it’s very easy to grow.
As the leaves drop, delightful spidery yellow flowers appear.
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Thesesmall treeseven look interesting after the leaves fall, thanks to the architectural shape of their bare branches.
Smokebush
Named for its plumes of soft, shimmering flowers, smokebush also offers gorgeous foliage.
It depends on the exact location where you’re living and the weather conditions in the area.
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However, droughts and early frosts can cause leaves to fall before they have the chance to change.
Trees receive less direct sunlight when the days grow shorter and colder, which causes the breakdown of chlorophyll.
Vermont, Maine, and Pennsylvania have some of the longest fall foliage seasons in the country.
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This is due to their northern latitude and their diverse selection of tree species.
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