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Bloodroot

Small patches of these wildflowers blooming now on the wooded slopes at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). Their seeds are spread by ants, a process that I just learned about, … Continued

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Dogwood

We were surprised on our walk yesterday to see that many dogwoods are still showing good fall color. For over a month now they been putting on quite a show. … Continued

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Post Oak

This year Oaks haven’t been showing much fall color. But in some years it’s stunning. Here is a picture of a Post Oak that I took a few years ago.  … Continued

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Acorns Falling

So many acorns were falling on our roof last night that the sound kept waking me up. The woodland paths at the PGT are littered with acorns right now; I’ve … Continued

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Maple Leaves

Sugar maples are showing very good color right now.  I’m still waiting to see what the oaks are going to do. Oaks are the most common tree in our forest, … Continued

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Serviceberry

Another small native tree that’s showing some great color now is Serviceberry. If you catch the sun just right so that the leaves are backlit, the color can be intense.  … Continued

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Flowering Dogwood

Dogwoods are are at their peak fall color now. Here the leaves look like they are dancing in the sunlight.  To see dogwoods at the PGT look along the edges … Continued

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Sugar Maple

On our walk yesterday I noticed that a few of the maples have started to show some color. Sugar Maples always put on a good display in the fall.  At … Continued

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Grey Squirrel

With Fall here the squirrels are busy. There’s lots of food for them now with the acorns and hickory nuts ripening. At the PGT we have Grey Squirrels, Fox Squirrels … Continued

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Flowering Dogwood

Dogwoods are showing very good color now. However the oaks, maples and hickories are mostly green or perhaps showing a little yellow. I suspect peak fall color will be in … Continued

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