Monday Memo

Now that autumn has officially arrived, here is your guide to the season and its color:

American elm—yellow
Ash—yellow to dark purple
Beech—clear yellow
Birches—light orange to yellow
Black gum—bright scarlet
Black locust—yellow
Box elder—bright yellow
Cherry—yellow
Cottonwood—yellow
Dogwood—crimson
Hawthorn—brilliant varying colors and fruit
Hazelnut—brownish yellow
Hickory—dull yellow
Honey locust—light yellow
Mulberry—yellow
Poplar—yellow green and golden yellow
Red maple—bright scarlet and orange
Red oak—dark rusty red
Redbud—brilliant yellow
Silver maple—pale yellow
Sugar maple—bright yellow to orange and scarlet
Sumac—brilliant red
Sweetgum—flaming crimson
Tulip tree—bright yellow
Walnut—dull yellow to light brown