Western Carolina University’s fall foliage forecaster, Kathy Mathews, is predicting “excellent” fall color for the 2011 leaf season. This year’s weather conditions “are promising good development of leaf color in September and October”, said Mathews.
Depending on the time of the first frost, the peak of fall color should arrive during the second week of October higher elevations and the third week in mid-elevations. The earliest changes will take place with the sourwoods and dogwoods turning red and the tulip poplars turning yellow. The peak begins with the maples turning varying shade of red, orange and yellow along with the birches turning yellow. At the end of the peak the oaks turn orange and red.
Depending on the time of the first frost, the peak of fall color should arrive during the second week of October higher elevations and the third week in mid-elevations. The earliest changes will take place with the sourwoods and dogwoods turning red and the tulip poplars turning yellow. The peak begins with the maples turning varying shade of red, orange and yellow along with the birches turning yellow. At the end of the peak the oaks turn orange and red.
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