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Take a look at this cross-country guide to where and when to see the best fall color and fall foliage in your area.
What are the best Middle Tennessee hikes for viewing fall foliage? Radnor Lake State Park. Located at: 1160 Otter Creek Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37220 (8 miles outside of Nashville)
Around that time, the extent of colorful foliage could range from “minimal” to “partial.” Then in mid-October, most places could see fall colors at or near their peak, the map shows.
The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours [2] or autumn foliage [3] in British English and fall colors, [4] fall foliage, or simply foliage [5] in American English. In some areas of Canada and the United States , " leaf peeping " tourism is a major contribution to economic activity.
The needle palm assumes a shrublike clumping form with several stems growing from a single base, the stems growing very slowly and tightly together, eventually forming a dense base 1–1.2 m (3.3–3.9 ft) tall, with numerous sharp needle-like spines produced between the leaves; these are 10–25 cm (3.9–9.8 in) long and protect the stem growing point from browsing animals.
Leaf peeping (momijigari) as an activity in Japan dates back to the Heian periodFall foliage in Japan usually occurs from late October to early December. [8] Leaf peeping in Japan has been a tradition since the Heian period; [9] [10] Anna Selby of The Daily Telegraph wrote that leaf peeping "is a concept embedded deep within Japanese culture", citing Shinto and Zen as examples. [11]
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Latan palms are large, single-stemmed fan palms with separate male and female plants ; when the leaves fall, they leave scars on the trunks. Male flowers are small, in clusters, and emerge from within leathery bracts on the catkin-like inflorescences. Female flowers are larger, solitary and not concealed within bracts.