Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Fall Color report, 1 by malusman

malusman wrote:
VV,

If nothing unusual happens, I will be down in KY this weekend at some point. I have no plan, that comes Fri. morning. If time permits, I'll drive through limestone country to look at those ponies.

Scott- I use a digital camera for my images. I used to use film but blamed all of the bad pictures on the camera. Bought a digital camera, still got bad pictures. Read up on the subject a bit, tried different things, still get plenty of bad pictures. TRSP is a nice place to see some native plants that don't normally grow on the Plains. American Beech, Hemlock, etc. I can't say that I have really studied the plant life as I have been more focused on the artistic merits of the place. Great canyons! Nearby Shades S.P. is more of the same only a little different. I drove through Yellowwood last year after all of the leaves were down, more on a scouting trip than anything. About 50 miles north of Turkey Run is a very small preserve that I don't remember the name of. Here I ran into some Mitchella repens. I was quite suprised to find it here since I hadn't thought of it as a Midwestern plant. Actually, I hadn't thought about it since I read about it in Dirr's book some years ago. Anybody else have native populations growing near them?

Regards,
Ernie

Maakia, garden6, thanks for the kind words. I did forget my favorite tree of the day, a Cornus alternifolia. Pictured below.