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Serviceberry

Serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea Peak fall color is now. I invite you to walk the trails at the Prairie Garden Trust so you can experience it.

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Little Bluestem

Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium Native grasses can have beautiful fall colors just like trees. Backlighting on this one caught the sparkle of of the hairs along the stem.

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Red White Oak

Fall Color at the PGT This is a great time to see peak fall color at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). It’s getting better day-by-day.

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Peak Fall Color

Valley Overlook at PGT Fall is peak now in selected spots and should improve over the next week. This is a great time to schedule a walk at the PGT. 

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Bald Cypress

Bald Cypress, Taxodium distichum The Cypress trees needles turned to copper this week.  Unlike most conifers, cypress trees aren’t evergreen; in other words, they shed their needles in the Fall. … Continued

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Dogwood

Dogwood, Cornus florida The dogwoods are at peak fall color now. I encourage you to come out for a walk to see them. At the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT) you … Continued

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Hickory Tree

Hickory, Carya ovata Hickory leaves are turning bright yellow this week. The oaks are still green. Oak and hickory are the dominant trees in our forest.

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White-throated Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis The White-throated Sparrows are back. They spend the summer in Canada and move down here for winter. 

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Persimmon Grove

Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana Still not much color in the forest but the persimmons are showing some fall color. In this picture they’ve turned a rich yellow. The red that you … Continued

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Wood Duck

Wood Duck, Aix sponsa As we walked to the mailbox yesterday, a pair of ducks took flight from the pond in the woods above our barn. Their departure was marked … Continued

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