Posted: October 25, 2021 1107 Photo: Smoke trees are enjoying a time of beauty. There are several varieties, including a small tree called "Grace."
Fall color comes with falling leaves. Some rake the leaves for the yard waste bins. Others rake them to leave as mulch for the trees. The leaves are a good mulch, which keeps trees from drying out.
This 20-year old tree, Japanese maple “dissectum,” is still hanging on to its leaves.
Smoke trees are enjoying a time of beauty. There are several varieties, including a small tree called “Grace.”
The witch hazel got tired of hanging onto its leaves. It is getting ready to bloom in late winter with its fragrant yellow blooms.
Willows usually drop their weeping leaves in December, thus ending the ever-changing scenes of autumn.
The rains have come as predicted. Gardeners enjoy the beauty of fall but know many leaves are falling. Some tree leaves hang on, but others have a brief show.
Willows with their feathery yellow leaves are among the last trees to shed their fall color. The change is part of the attraction of autumn.
— Photos by Barbara Chase
Barbara Chase is a Master Gardener who serves on the City of Edmonds Citizens Tree Board. She also writes a “Good trees for urban gardens” column for My Edmonds News.
I will be leaving the witch hazel leaves where they are as a good mulch. You can always put a layer of bark or wood chips on top of the leaves. They will keep the tree from drying out. Just be sure the leaves/mulch does not touch the trunk of the tree. Your trees will thank you , especially in the heat of the summer.
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Love the color in the trees; raking not so much!
I will be leaving the witch hazel leaves where they are as a good mulch. You can always put a layer of bark or wood chips on top of the leaves. They will keep the tree from drying out. Just be sure the leaves/mulch does not touch the trunk of the tree. Your trees will thank you , especially in the heat of the summer.