Fall colors continue to progress very nicely across the state. Here in Little Valley and vicinity, foliage varies from hill to hill, with the one outside our house having the most visible change, a little past midpoint. That hill is pointed away from the sun. Other trees in the area have less change. There are  a lot of browns, oranges and reds in the trees in the area, along with plenty of green for a nice accent effect. Not a lot of bright yellow this year.

Most of the rest of the state is at around midpoint. The Adirondack Mountains are at peak foliage throughout. The Catskills are at near peak. The Finger Lakes and the I-90 Corridor are still listed in the “Just Changing” category (10-25% change). The Hudson Valley, North Country, and Southern Tier (including us) are listed at midpoint (30-60% change).

The Pennsylvania foliage bureau (.doc format) is reporting 25% color change in the Northern Tier. They also note that the maples are showing the most foliage right now, while oaks have yet to change. (New York doesn’t usually go into that much detail, which I think is a little disappointing.)

~Jerry