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Here’s where to see leaves of every color (well, red, orange and yellow, mostly) in the Hoosier State this year: When does fall start? The season begins on the Fall Equinox, which happens Sept ...
A CBS News map shows where leaf colors are changing and where to see peak fall foliage, updated regularly. Our fall foliage forecast maps shows when leaf colors will peak in 2024 Skip to main content
When will leaves reach peak colors in Indiana? Where are the best places to go leaf peeping? What will the weather be like this fall?
Autumn leaf color is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the autumn season, various shades of yellow, orange, red, purple, and brown. [1]
The leaves are opposite, simple, ovate or oblong, 7.5 to 20 centimetres (3.0 to 7.9 in) long and 2.5 to 10 centimetres (0.98 to 3.94 in) broad, with a petiole 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long, and an entire margin; they are hairless above, and finely downy below, particularly along the veins, and turn yellow in fall.
The color of its wood gives it the name Whitewood. In areas near the Mississippi River it is called a poplar largely because of the fluttering habits of its leaves, in which it resembles trees of that genus. It is sometimes called "fiddle tree," because its peculiar leaves, with their arched bases and in-cut sides, suggest the violin shape. [12]
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The leaves are opposite, 5–12 centimetres (2– 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long and 2.5–6 cm (1– 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) broad, with an ovate to oblong shape and an entire margin; they are dark green above and glaucous below; fall color is commonly bright red to purple. Like all dogwoods, they have characteristic stringy white piths within the leaf ...