Liz – The pictures of the seven son tree in my garden, here in Lexington, Kentucky, were taken at the end of October.
As you can see the pink sepals were still hanging in there, and leaves just beginning to turn yellow and starting to fall.
There is some interesting colouration and marks on the trunk , and there are still remnants of the original tree that died out a decade ago to be succeeded this present one that unexpectedly sprung to life during 2015.
Mike – At last the leaves on the hornbeam in the local park are now changing colour and starting to drop and will form a golden-yellow carpet on the grass.
I’m looking forward seeing the tree leafless so that I can see the branches in more detail and how they form the distinctive fan shape.
Our thanks to Pat, The Squirrelbasket, for hosting tree following, and if you want to see what it’s all about, and perhaps join in, please have a look at this tree following post.
Take care, and have a good weekend!
Flighty's plot 
There will be some big changes over the next month or so, we’ll get to see more of their actual shape once the leaves have dropped.
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Jo it’s quite a dramatic change when it happens. xx
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Jo, yes, there will be a marked change once the leaves have dropped. Liz
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It’s been a pleasure following these trees, looking forward to seeing the total leaf drop.xxx
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Snowbird. Thank you for that nice comment! Leaf drop coming up shortly. Liz
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Snowbird that’s good to know, and me too. xx
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Nice to see a bit of autumn colour on both trees. The Hornbeam looks particularly spectacular.
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Andrew, the seven son autumn leaf colour is not that interesting! Just a sign that the seasons are changing. Liz
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Andrew it certainly is. I agree, it does.
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Hornbeams are particularly beautiful at this time of year
Juliet
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Juliet I agree, they are. xx
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