A study in yellows
2024-11-07 - Casey County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com
Features by Sharon Whitehurst and Billy Joe Fudge have inspired me to share and name these bright yellows among our beautiful fall 2024 leaves. At left are Chestnut leaves on their way to turning a sandy brown - and they always seem to hang onto their limbs longer than most other trees. In the center are the romantic heart shaped Redbud leaves, and at right are the consistently awesome from year to year Maple leaves. Comments | Permalink Whitehurst Diaries: distinctive shapes of Sassafras leaves
2024-11-06 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst
Several days ago retired forester, Billy Joe Fudge, posted photos in Columbia Magazine of a glowing sassafras he had spotted. Cautiously excited, I googled 'sassafras' and found more photos, descriptions.
Of particular interest is the fact that a sassafras tree wears three distinctive shapes of leaves: a slender oval, a thumbed 'mitten' shape, a three-lobed leaf. Comments | Permalink Whitehurst Diaries: leaves framing the pond
2024-11-06 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Sharon Whitehurst
Learning the identity of trees, being able to recognize and name them, is likely a bit of knowledge to be stored away as only of use or interest to myself. Comments | Permalink Older Photos