ForestWander’s Beautiful Autumn Leaves Identification Guide

ForestWander’s Beautiful Autumn Leaves Identification Guide

Many colors abound throughout the deciduous forests and mountains of the Appalachian Mountains. Sometimes it is easy to tell exactly what the names of certain trees are by the shape of the leaves. However, many do not recognize the basic shapes and colors of plain maple and oak leaves.

Autumn Leaves Water

This guide is written to help everyone be an autumn leaf expert, by not only recognizing the shape of fall tree leaves but the vibrant fall colors of each variety. Some maples trees have different colors than other varieties of maple trees, as well oak tree leaves have various colors during the autumn foliage display.

Fall Yellow Green Leaves

 

Common Autumn Foliage Leaf Shapes


American-Beech
American-Beech

American-Sycamore-Leaf
American-Sycamore-Leaf

Ash-Leaf
Ash-Leaf

Balsam-Poplar-Leaf
Balsam-Poplar-Leaf

Basswood-Leaf
Basswood-Leaf

Bigtooth-Aspen-Leaf
Bigtooth-Aspen-Leaf

Blackgum-Leaf
Blackgum-Leaf

Buckeye-Leaf
Buckeye-Leaf

Bush-Shad-Leaf
Bush-Shad-Leaf

Dogwood-Leaf
Dogwood-Leaf

Eastern-Cottonwood-Leaf
Eastern-Cottonwood-Leaf

Elder-Leaf
Elder-Leaf

Elm-Leaf
Elm-Leaf

Hawthorn-Leaf
Hawthorn-Leaf

Hazelnut-leaf
Hazelnut-leaf

Hickory-Leaf.jpg
Hickory-Leaf

Hophornbeam-Leaf.jpg
Hophornbeam-Leaf

Hornbeam-Leaf.jpg
Hornbeam-Leaf

Kentucky-Coffee-Tree-Leaf.jpg
Kentucky-Coffee-Tree-Leaf

Locust-Tree-Leaf.jpg
Locust-Tree-Leaf

Paper-Birch-Leaf.jpg
Paper-Birch-Leaf

Pecan-Leaf.jpg
Pecan-Leaf

Persimmon-Leaf.jpg
Persimmon-Leaf

Quaking-Aspen-Leaf.jpg
Quaking-Aspen-Leaf

Redbud-Leaf.jpg
Redbud-Leaf

Red-Maple-Leaf.jpg
Red-Maple-Leaf

Red-Oak-Leaf.jpg
Red-Oak-Leaf

Sassafras-Leaf.jpg
Sassafras-Leaf

Sourwood-Leaf.jpg
Sourwood-Leaf

Sugar-Maple-Leaf.jpg
Sugar-Maple-Leaf

Sumac-Leaves.jpg
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Sweetgum-Leaf.jpg
Sweetgum-Leaf

Tulip-Tree-Leaf.jpg
Tulip-Tree-Leaf

Walnut-Leaf.jpg
Walnut-Leaf

White-Oak-Leaf.jpg
White-Oak-Leaf

Witch-Hazel-Leaf.jpg
Witch-Hazel-Leaf

 

Looking Through Tree Autumn Leaves Lake

 

Autumn Leaf Colors


Brown colored autumn leaves

 

Bur Oak
Pale Brown

 

Post Oak
Pale Brown

 

Shingle Oak
Brown

 

Swamp White Oak
Pale Brown

 

Multiple Colored Leaf Foliage

 

Hawthorn Leaves
Brilliant Varying Colors

 

Hazel Nut
Brownish Yellow

 

Hornbeam
Orange and Scarlet

 

Red Maple
Red and Orange

 

Sugar Maple
Yellow, Orange and Red

 

Black Oak
Dull Red to Orangish Brown

 

Blackjack Oak
Dull Yellow and/or Brown

 

White Oak
Pink and/or Red

 

Persimmon
Glossy Greenish with Yellow

 

Sassafras
Red, Orange and Yellow

 

Sweetgum

Yellow, Orange and Brown

 

American Sycamore
Yellow and Brown

 

Witch Hazel
Bright Yellowish Orange

 

Red colored autumn leaves

 

Dogwood
Crimson

 

Black Gum
Deep Red

 

Northern Red Oak
Rusty Red

 

Pin Oak
Crimson

 

Scarlet Oak
Scarlet

 

Southern Red Oak
Rusty Red

 

Swamp Chestnut Oak

Dark Crimson

 

Sourwood

Deep Red

 

Sumac
Brilliant Red

 

Yellow colored autumn leaves

 

White Ash
Yellow

 

Basswood
Yellow

 

Beech
Bright Yellow

 

River Birch
Dull Yellow

 

Sweet Birch
Yellow

 

Ohio Buckeye
Yellow

 

Kentucky Coffee Tree
Yellow

 

Eastern Cottonwood
Yellow

 

Box Elder
Yellow

 

American Elm
Yellow

 

Hazel Nut
Brownish Yellow

 

Mockernut Hickory
Dull Yellow

 

Pignut Hickory
Dull Yellow

 

Shagbark Hickory
Dull Yellow

 

Shellbark Hickory
Dull Yellow

 

Eastern Hophornbeam
Yellow

 

Black Locust
Yellow

 

Honey Locust
Yellow

 

Silver Maple
Pale Yellow

 

Chestnut Oak
Yellow

 

Pecan
Dull Yellow

 

Eastern Redbud
Yellow

 

Bush Shad
Bright Clear Yellow

 

Tuliptree
Yellow

 

Black Walnut
Yellow

 

White Walnut
Bright Yellow

 

Black Willow
Pale Yellow

Fall Leaf

Hopefully, this will help you to identify the various types of tree leaves throughout the beautiful fall foliage season. Now you can be a tree expert and pass this knowledge on to your friends and family during your leaf peeping expedition this autumn.

 

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