Wow. He goes back all of twenty years. I’ll offer my own anecdotal evidence of three times that, and it seems that fall, and the colors, are about the same. There were some pretty spectacular colors around here this year.
Leaves are beautiful in Virginia.
Precisely
There were years when I was growing up that the first hard freeze killed the leaves. No color in those yrard
Yeah, normal fall here in North Idaho and Western Montana. Its the same progression as has been true forever...
Aspens turn first.
Then Ginkos.
Then fruit trees (our Cherry just lost its last leaves).
Other deciduous - maples and oaks are always gorgeous.
Then the Larch. It’s only conifer to turn yellow and lose needles. The mountains are gorgeous with them interspersed among the Ponderosa Pines, firs, and spruces.
Our Japanese Maples are always the last. The leaves turned gray with the frosts and are coming off now.
The Tricolor Beech is still holding on, though.