i always wondered why some in the same species color differently. my apple serviceberry has the brightest red leaves ive ever seen. the pin cherries as well which is really striking against its almost black bark.
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I agree - sweetgum seed pods drive me a little crazy, but one of our trees in particular turns a stunning shade of purple and red. It’s very pretty right now.
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I don’t have a picture, but there is a sugar maple I go to see every year. It turns bright pink/red instead of shades of yellow/orange. There is also a callery pear on the side of the road that turns spectacular red in the fall and has typical abundance of white spring blossoms.
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Oxydendrum Arboreum, in it’s glory, is always in my top 5 (ahead of sugar maple here).
It produces super good honey, too, blooming in June or early July in acidic soils.
Sourwood
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Service berry have a very attractive mix of color here
This Schweizer Wasserbirne pear has also a very deep red color every year.
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The service berry might improve some more as it loses it’s green.
Is that a hybrid, or a European native cultivar of serviceberry.
Lovely pictures. Nice orchard!
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It is an improved variety for fruit production, and I would guess a hybrid, but probably of an older generation, since my newbought Martin serviceberry has fruit that are at least double in size.
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my apple service berry is fire engine red but started off like yours. the other ones not as much. i also have northline, jb30, smoky and several wild ones.
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Is there a correlation in your yard of the cold hardy ones turning the pretty reds…vs the less cold hardy ones turning yellows or browns?
Native wild ones here turn maroon red like yours… while improved cultivars that are less hardy go yellow then fall off. I need to look at my Darrow and see if they have changed color yet.
Most all of my U of Arks are yellowing.
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Different years, the results vary. Next year the person having purple may have golden.
Sometimes, it’s rain, hours of sun, early cold spells, etc–rather than the specific cultivar.
Just saying the same plants may exhibit a difference next time.
Thanks for all the pretty pictures everyone has shared.
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This logan has some color coming on… pinkish purple around the edges mostly… the ones up at the house just off the brick wall are still nice and green. Working on tip rooting.
This PAF is still looking good at the tip… notice the liz. Deer have picked the rest of the leaves off.
Most of our wild blackberries have some green leaves at the tip but the remainder are either looking bad, yellow or brown or gone.
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Thanks Blueberry, very nice! Conjures images of Halloween 
Jack-O-Lanterns and strutting Thanksgiving Tom 
Turkeys. I love Autumm. 
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Out West it’s Aspen.
Since this is a fruit growing forum I’ll also say that “Glenora” grape usually has exceptionally attractive fall foliage. Maroon colored.
The grapes are real good, seedless purple. Not very productive for me, but then I have them too close to the house.
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we have quaking and big toothed aspen here. love the sound of them rustling in the breeze.
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Yes, there are a lot of unexplored and under-explored options for EDIBLE LANDSCAPING that does not have to compromise aesthetics. Thanks.
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