Autumn Foliage in Pennsylvania

 

Over the weekend, we were in Eastern Pennsylvania to enjoy the fall colors, among other

things.    We hit the season at its peak - the trees were still full, the colors were vibrant,

and the weather was sunny and gorgeous.  This pair of sugar maples is in front of

Winterthur, the Dupont Historic Estate outside Wilmington.  Highway 52, which runs

from Wilmington to Longwood Gardens, is one of the most colorful roads in the state.

 

 

 

This Japanese Maple Tree is one of the most beautiful autumn trees I have ever seen,

with foliage going from pale green to yellow to peach to rose to red to plum color.

 

 

 

 

Some of the leaves on the Japanese Maple Tree.

 

 

 

 

View through the branches of the Japanese Maple Tree.

 

 

 

 

Gingko Trees turn a bright yellow color.

 

 

 

 

Branches of a Gingko Tree.

 

 

 

Fountain and Sugar Maples at a friend's house.

 

 

 

 

A walk near the fountain.

 

 

 

 

"Burning Bush" along Highway 52 near the Mendenhall Inn, where we stayed last time.

 

 

 

 

"Burning Bush" comes in a variety of brilliant shades of cranberry red and hot pink

and can be found along every highway and in many yards.

 

 

 

 

This was a new pleasure for me - a fall colored crape myrtle.  We have crape myrtles

in Florida, but they do not have foliage like this in the fall.  All shades of orange,

yellow, red, copper, and brown can be found here.

 

 

 

 

A branch of crape myrtle.

 

 

 

 

Crape Myrtle

 

 

 

 

Crape Myrtle

 

 

 

 

Path Lined with Sugar Maples.

 

 

 

 

An allee in the garden, with trimmed maples.

 

 

 

 

One of my favorites every year is the Decorative Maple, which looks so soft and

delicate.  It comes from Japan also.

 

 

 

 

Decorative Maple foliage.

 

 

 

 

Decorative Maple Foliage.

 

 

 

 

A walk through the woods.

 

 

 

 

A branch of maple.

 

 

 

 

A giant variety of Weeping Willow with yellow leaves.

 

 

 

 

Japanese Crape Myrtle with yellow leaves.

 

 

 

 

Japanese Crape Myrtle

 

 

 

 

Copper Beech Tree

 

 

 

 

Branch of Copper Beech

 

 

 

 

Copper Birch Tree

 

 

 

 

Another variety of Japanese Decorative Maple, but with very tiny maple leaves.

 

 

 

 

Yellow Maple branches overhead.

 

 

 

 

Orange Maple branches overhead.

 

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Many of these trees were located on the grounds of Longwood Gardens, a few miles

west of Philadelphia and Wilmington.  They have an extraordinary collection of

trees, bushes, and flowers; this year the fall foliage was the best I have ever seen there.

 

I hope you have enjoyed this virtual stroll thru the woods on a sunny autumn afternoon.

 

 

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