{"id":12252,"date":"2020-10-06T12:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T16:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=12252"},"modified":"2020-01-03T18:34:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T23:34:54","slug":"deciduous-trees-with-yellow-fall-leaf-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2020\/10\/06\/deciduous-trees-with-yellow-fall-leaf-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Deciduous Trees With Yellow Fall Leaf Color"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While there are numerous trees that offer wonderful yellow fall foliage, some make extraordinary specimens in residential and park landscapes. Enjoy the beautiful yellow and gold tones on a crisp fall day. &nbsp;<u>Caveat:<\/u> the quality of fall color may vary from year to year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Big-leaf maple<\/strong> (<em>Acer macrophyllum<\/em>) \u2013 this West Coast\nNative grows 60-75 feet tall tree with huge leaves that turn a rich shade of\nyellow in autumn, many times with a hint of orange. Zone 5-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ohio buckeye<\/strong> (<em>Aesculus glabra<\/em>) \u2013 small- to\nmedium-sized tree produces yellow fall foliage, but the leaves sometimes are\nred or orange, depending on weather conditions. Zones 3-7. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Serviceberry<\/strong> (<em>Amelanchier x grandiflora<\/em>) \u2013 small,\nshowy spring flowering native with variable yellow to orange-red fall color.\nZones 4-9 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Carya-7-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Carya-7-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Carya-7-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Carya-7-768x1365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption><br><strong>Pignut hickory (<\/strong><em>Carya glabra<\/em><strong>) <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pignut hickory (<\/strong><em>C.arya glabra<\/em><strong>) &#8211;<\/strong>this tap-rooted large 50-60 feet tall woodland tree in the eastern and Midwest U.S. exhibits above average golden yellow-brown fall color. Zones 4-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shagbark hickory<\/strong> (<em>Carya ovata<\/em>) \u2013shagbark hickory\u2019s\ncolorful foliage that turns from yellow to brown as autumn progresses; known\nfor its shaggy bark and flavorful nuts. Zones 4-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Katsura tree<\/strong> (<em>Cerciphyllum japonicum<\/em>) \u2013 large 50-60\nfeet tall, rounded tree that produces purple, heart-shaped leaves in spring with\napricot-yellow fall foliage. Zones 5-8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eastern redbud<\/strong> (<em>Cercis canadensis<\/em>) \u2013 native spring\nflowering famous favored for its rose-purple flowers and attractive,\ngreenish-yellow fall foliage. Zones 4-8 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Green ash<\/strong> (<em>Fraxinus pensylvania<\/em>) \u2013 pinnately\ncompound foliage turns yellow in fall, with quality of the fall color often\nvarying considerably from year to year. (Zones 3-9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ginkgo<\/strong> (<em>Ginkgo biloba<\/em>) \u2013 aka maidenhair tree,\ndevelops an attractive, fan-shaped foliage that turns bright yellow in autumn.\nZones 3-8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Larch <\/strong>(<em>Larix spp<\/em>.) \u2013 Available in a range of\nsizes and forms, larchis a deciduous evergreen tree that grows in cold,\nmountainous regions. Fall foliage is a shade of brilliant, golden-yellow. Zones\n2-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tulip poplar<\/strong> (<em>Liriodendron tulipifera<\/em>) \u2013 aka yellow\npoplar, this huge, tall tree is actually a member of the magnolia family. It is\none of the prettiest, most majestic trees with yellow fall leaves. &nbsp;Zones 4-9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Persian ironwood<\/strong> (<em>Parrotia persica<\/em>) \u2013 small to medium tree\nthat produces a range of sunset colors, including variable orange, red and\nyellow fall foliage. Zones 4-8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>False larch<\/strong> (<em>Pseudolarix amabilis<\/em>) &#8211; this deciduous conifer from China is rarely seen in U.S. landscape; grows 30-60 feet tall and never fails to provide a wow! golden to bronze leaf color in October, often lasting 2+ weeks. (Zones 4-7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Pseudolarix-amabilis-1-e1576108707424-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Pseudolarix-amabilis-1-e1576108707424-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Pseudolarix-amabilis-1-e1576108707424-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Pseudolarix-amabilis-1-e1576108707424-768x1160.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><figcaption>False Larch (<em>Pseudolarix amabili<\/em>s) at the NC Arboretum in Asheville, NC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While there are numerous trees that offer wonderful yellow fall foliage, some make extraordinary specimens in residential and park landscapes. Enjoy the beautiful yellow and gold tones on a crisp fall day. &nbsp;Caveat: the quality of fall color may vary from year to year. Big-leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) \u2013 this West Coast Native grows 60-75 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,657,1498,674,1182,947,1083,1408,862,853,623,616,627,1084,807,858,943,729,1280,703,1445,777,630,1002,646,7,1259,1,850,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12252"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12252"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12339,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12252\/revisions\/12339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}