Fall Color Update as of 10/22

Tom's birthday.  He's 31 today!!

Cold today, in the high 50s and cloudy, but nice enough for working in the yard.

Some colors are out, many trees have dropped completely, but most in the yard want to turn and just haven't yet.  No color yet:

The sourwood and the dogwood are both darkening but not red.  In past years in early to mid October they were brilliant --- this year on the 22nd there is no color at all.

look at this from October 14 2009.  Not this year!

The older black gums have also darkened and today had a few bright leaves at the edges, but no red color.

The yellowroot is darkening, turning a little bronzy, but it is still subtle.  Amsonias are now a little golden, they will get much yellower.

No color at all on the witch hazels, they are completely green.  The new rhus aromatic sumacs are getting some yellowy orange color, but not the bright red I expected.

The doublefile viburnum has been half green and half red for a week or more now.  Odd.

The back hill maples are showing nice color.

maples on the hill, the doublefile viburnum in front

volunteer aok in the meadow

one of the sassafras trees on the back hill

The long blooming Lady in Red salvias are giving some of the best red color even now.

And Immortality iris looks like crystalline sugar.