PLANTS FOR AUTUMN COLOURATION 



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A. Early: 



Acer ginnala (scarlet) 

 Siberian Maple 



Acer negundo (yellow) 

 Box Elder 



Acer rubrum (scarlet) 

 Red Maple 



Acer saccharum (red) 

 Sugar Maple 



Betula lutea (yellow) 

 Yellow Birch 



Betula nigra (yellow) 

 Red Birch 



Cercidiphyllum japonicum (yellow to 

 crimson) 

 Kadsura Tree 



Cercis canadensis (yellow) 

 Red-bud 



Chionanthus virginica (yellow) 



White Fringe 

 Koelreuteria paniculata (yellow) 



Varnish Tree 

 Liquidambar styraciflua (scarlet) 



Sweet Gum 



Liriodendron tulipifera (yellow) 

 Tulip Tree 



Oxydendrum arboreum (scarlet) 



Sourwood 

 Platanus orientalis (yellow) 



Oriental Plane 

 Rhus typhina (scarlet) 



Staghorn Sumac 

 Sassafras officinale (orange and scarlet) 



Common Sassafras 

 Ulmus americana (yellow) 



American Elm 



B. Medium: 



Acer palmatum (red) 



Japanese Maple 

 Amelanchier (bright yellow) 



Shad-bush 

 Ampelopsis quinquefolia (red) 



Virginia Creeper 

 Berberis thunbergi (scarlet) 



Thunberg's Japanese Barberry 

 Carpinus caroliniana (orange) 



American Hornbeam 

 Cotoneaster (in variety) (red) 



Cotoneaster 

 Crataegus (in variety) (orange to red) 



Thorn 

 Fraxinus americana (yellow) 



White Ash 

 Carya alba (rich brown) 



Hickory 



Hydrangea quercijolia (yellow) 



Oak-leaved Hydrangea 

 Nyssa sylvatica (red) 



Tupelo 

 Quercus rubra (red) 



Red Oak 

 Quercus velutina (orange and red) 



Black Oak 

 Rhus canadensis (red) 



Fragrant Sumac 

 Ribes aureum (yellow) 



Flowering Currant 

 V accinium corymbosum (crimson) 



High-bush Blueberry 

 Viburnum acerifolium (purple) 



Maple-leaved Viburnum 

 Viburnum dentatum (red) 



Arrow-wood 



C. Late: 



a. Coloured foliage. 



Acer platanoides (green) 



Norway Maple 

 Cladrastis lutea (yellow) 



Yellow-wood 



Cornus florida (scarlet) 

 Flowering Dogwood 



Evonymus alatus (scarlet) 

 Cork-barked Burning Bush 



