21 of the Best Trees for Yellow Fall Color
For many gardeners, the arrival of fall is a reward for a job well done.
The spring and summer sowing, tending, watering, and weeding that produced abundant flowers and food for the table are a memory.
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Cooler days and reports of peak “leaf-peeping” opportunities prompt mass exoduses to wooded locales to enjoy the changing of the foliage.
If you have the space to plant new landscape trees, this article’s for you.
In addition to evaluating their shade, nuts, fruits, flowers, and dimensions, consider the colors the leaves turn in the fall.
Our guides to landscape tree cultivation discuss planting and caring for various species and cultivars.
This article offers a roundup of 21 trees that are outstanding for their yellow fall foliage.
Here’s our lineup:
21 of the Best Trees for Yellow Fall ColorLet’s get started!
1. American Hop HornbeamNative American hop hornbeams, Ostrya virginiana, grow well in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 9.
They have a symmetrical rounded to oval shape and grow to mature dimensions of 30 to 40 feet tall and 20 to 30 feet wide.
O. virginiana prefers full sun and organically-rich soil, although will tolerate some shade and sand or clay.
The foliage is lance-shaped and deeply serrated. In the fall, the leaves are a soft yellow accented by clusters of male flowers called “catkins” and dry female flowers that have run to seed and resemble hops.
Each papery capsule contains a “nutkin,” and these attract a host of foraging songbirds.
American Hop Hornbeam
Hop hornbeams are pest and disease resistant. They have sturdy wood and a high tolerance for drought
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