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Article: Collecting leaves. (includes related article on building a simple plant press and tips for aspiring collectors)
- Article from:
- Country Living
- Article date:
- September 1, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Hearst Communications, reprinted with permission of Hearst. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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If you don't count the scarlet leaves of poison ivy and the sumac vine, the first color to appear in the autumn landscape is a subtle maroon. In the few weeks that follow, that first note of contrasting color becomes a symphony of hues with an intricate score. As densely woven as a passage from Vivaldi, the individual shapes and hues can be invaluable when attempting to identify certain trees.
Unlike most evergreens, deciduous trees shed their leaves in a last, glorious conflagration of color each fall, then stand as stark as etchings all winter long. From towering walnuts, locusts, and oaks to the delicate redbuds, dogwoods, and paw-paws of the forest ...