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Autumn Forest and Landscape Color
University Outreach Publication
It is not necessarily the single tree and its colored leaves we most appreciate. As annual flowers may be massed together to yield a spectacular color show, trees can be seen as massed across a landscape in fall. The large swathes of tree colors blanketing autumn landscapes can be fantastic.
The desire of people to see the best colors nature offers means a time of the peak color presentation must be estimated. This estimation process is fraught with problems because predictions are only as good as weather forecasts, tree health, and good chance allows. In addition, human eye-sight and color recognition pay a strong role in judging the quality and quantity of landscape color.
Across a forested or tree-covered landscape, human color perceptions differ as much as tree colors. Some people enjoy and notice the early yellow stages of coloration. Others most appreciate the contrast during the orange color peak. For other people, the deep reds and purples of late fall represent the best color presentations. The best colors are ones you can see and enjoy. Even color-blind people can enjoy the differences in texture and color contrasts developed in the fall. Any excuse for communing with trees and forests is a good thing.
(FOR97-31) September 1997
Kim D. Coder
2004
University of Georgia School of Forest Resources
Athens, GA
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Abiotic Factors, Aesthetics, Landscape Ecology, Biology (tree)
Eastern US
Color, Leaf characteristics, Color waves, Autumn color
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