Grass Abstraction
More fall color from the native prairie grasses at the PGT. The golden backlit leaves and the pattern they create caught my eye.
Flowering Dogwood
I’m seeing some good color in the dogwood leaves this week. However, the hickories have mostly dropped their leaves and the oaks are still deep green.
Indian Grass
Even though the trees aren’t showing much fall leaf color yet, many of the native grasses are looking pretty good. This is Indian Grass, the most common tall grass at … Continued
Possumhaw Berries
Even though there isn’t much fall leaf color yet, many of the native shrubs and trees have fruit that’s turning bright red. In addition to the Possumhaw seen here, I’m … Continued
Early Fall Leaves
Tree leaves seem to be reluctant to give up their green color this year; I’m growing impatient. I am seeing a few golden leaves, but green is the dominant color. … Continued
Dogwood Leaves
Dogwood can have great fall color, but not this year; at least not so far. Most of the trees in the forest are still solid green. This picture was taken … Continued
Hercules Club
The storm that came through a few days ago knocked down some leaves. This leaf is one of largest leaves of any tree in America; one leaf can be 4×5 … Continued
Big Bluestem
The prairie grasses are showing some good fall color. Get in close and you’ll be surprised at the range of colors you’ll see. Big Bluestem and Indian Grass are the … Continued
Fall Color
I’m starting to see some fall color in Dogwood leaves. However, fall color really won’t get going for another couple of weeks. To see Dogwoods at the PGT look along … Continued
Winged Sumac
More early fall color. Sumacs are one of the most reliable shrubs for color display. At the PGT a good place to find sumac is on the main path to … Continued