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MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)

Trees - They're about to get colorful.

  
By:  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  •  Personal  •  4 years ago  •  22 comments

Trees - They're about to get colorful.
Be like a tree...

Some of you here on NT are fellow Michiganders and know the beauty that Michigan has; especially as the weather begins to grow colder and the leaves begin to change. I've seen photos from various states; many from Pennsylvania, Maine, and other New England states, and Colorado. We're going to start seeing more fall colors soon. One of my favorite trees however, is not attractive in the fall, not at all. I love the Northern Catalpa with it's deep green heart-shaped leaves throughout the summer following white flowers in the spring.

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I love being deep in a birch forest in the UP; there's something about the contrasting colors of the white bark, green leaves, and dark soil and shadows.

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I love the smell of blooms from a Purple Robe Locust, but they are called a Locust tree for a reason. My understanding is that the different locust trees are great for those looking to get into bee-keeping, more specifically if they want really delicious honey.

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Another tree I just love, but it's not the easiest to find even though it's perfect for city / places with less-than-desirable soil, is the weeping Japanese pagoda tree (aka Sophora japonica   ‘Pendula’).

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Last, but certainly not least; I'd like to have a couple "Hinoki Cypress" for my front yard. The coloring [up close] is amazing.

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The following photos are not taken by me, but are either posted publicly on Pintrest or Michigan.org.

Somewhere "up north"

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Traverse City, MI

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Tahquamenon Falls

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Are you a tree fan? 

**NO POLITICS**

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MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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1  author  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)    4 years ago

Fall is now upon us...

Show me your plumage! 

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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1.1  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka) @1    4 years ago
Show me your plumage

Not until at LEAST dinner and a movie............oh. Wait. You meant trees. Okay BRB LOL I'll have to find some pics of my back yard..............

 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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1.1.1  author  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @1.1    4 years ago

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I knew it was gonna happen. 

 
 
 
Kavika
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1.2  Kavika   replied to  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka) @1    4 years ago
Show me your plumage! 

Ok, here it is. I only do this for NT friends. That is a true story.

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pat wilson
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1.2.1  pat wilson  replied to  Kavika @1.2    4 years ago

You shape shifting again, Kavika ?

 
 
 
Kavika
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1.2.2  Kavika   replied to  pat wilson @1.2.1    4 years ago
You shape shifting again, Kavika ?

LOL, indeed I am, pat.

 
 
 
Kavika
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3  Kavika     4 years ago

I'm in Florida and fall hasn't arrived yet and no trees have started to change colors. I have a Florida maple and yes, it does change colors. 

This is what I love and there will be some going into my backyard when the renovation is finished

The Phoenix Robellinni also known as the pygmy date palm. Max height is 10 feet and it is slow growing and does produce fruit. 

 

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Photo is off the internet. Mine won't be ready for photos for a couple of months.

 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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3.1  author  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  Kavika @3    4 years ago

I think palms are so calming and whimsical. I love weeping type trees for the same reason. 

 
 
 
Greg Jones
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5  Greg Jones    4 years ago

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Quaking Aspen

 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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5.1  author  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  Greg Jones @5    4 years ago

So beautiful and SO TALL! I love them too, but I can't have one in my yard. I want more trees in my yard that won't heave my fence! Maples and Oaks get too big around but easily grow here; we had to cut down a maple in our neighbor's yard (with their permission of course) because it was actually growing on the property line and started heaving our brand new vinyl fence.

 
 
 
Greg Jones
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6  Greg Jones    4 years ago

Red Oak          I like they way many oaks hold onto their leaves for most of the winter

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MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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6.1  author  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  Greg Jones @6    4 years ago

Wow... Look at that RED!

 
 
 
Greg Jones
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7  Greg Jones    4 years ago

Coast Redwoods, Giant Sequoia, and Dawn Redwood

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MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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7.1  author  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  Greg Jones @7    4 years ago

I've always wanted to make my way to the northwest just to take a stroll through the forests with giant trees. 

 
 
 
Greg Jones
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7.1.1  Greg Jones  replied to  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka) @7.1    4 years ago

We visited the Sequoia grove just south of Yosemite...both the valley and trees are awe inspiring

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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8  Buzz of the Orient    4 years ago

The colours of Autumn in Michigan are certainly no different from those in Canada.  Although when I first came to China and lived in a north-central region there were bushes and trees that became colourful in the Fall, like these...

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Where I am now in south-western China, it is more tropical, and there is very little Autumn colour.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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8.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @8    4 years ago

So I guess I'm forced to live with trees like there....

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But wait a sec...maybe I spoke too soon....

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MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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8.1.1  author  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @8.1    4 years ago

OH! Look there!

 
 
 
MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)
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8.2  author  MsAubrey (aka Ahyoka)  replied to  Buzz of the Orient @8    4 years ago

Very pretty. I do like many of the northern Asian trees and other foliage. 

And yes, MI and Canada have a lot of similarities in foliage.