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Best Fall Foliage Pictures

My Favorite Photos of Maple Trees

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I consider my best fall foliage pictures to be of maple trees, because the maples are king of the hill when it comes to autumn's bonanza. Use these images to aid you in selecting the optimal landscape specimens for the harvest months. Browsing photos can facilitate tree selection for your own landscape. Don't forget, though, that there are other sources of autumn color, besides trees. Fall color can also be offered by shrubs, vines and other plants. And you can supplement your perennial display with annual fall flowers, just to spice things up.

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  1. Fall Foliage Pictures -- Rounded Red Maple TreesPhoto of red maple tree in fall foliage.
  2. Fall Foliage Pictures -- Oval Red Maple TreesPhoto of red maple tree with fall foliage.
  3. Are Red Maple Trees Always Red?The fall leaves of red maples aren't always red.
  4. Fall Foliage Pictures -- Maple Leaf PicturesJust because the fall color of a tree you encounter aren't red, don't assume it's not a red maple.
  5. Color Combinations of Maple Tree LeavesYou'll often find red maple tree leaves tri-colored: red, green and yellow.
  6. Source of Maple SyrupMaple syrup comes from Acer saccharum trees.
  7. Fall Foliage Pictures -- Orange Sugar Maple TreesFall foliage photo of a bright orange sugar maple tree.
  8. Reddish Orange Sugar MaplesNo pictures of autumn foliage are complete without including pics of the sugar maples.
  9. Fall Foliage Pictures -- Sugar Maple Leaves Closeup fall foliage pics of orange sugar maple leaves.
  10. Fall Foliage Pictures: Maple LeavesPhotos of maple leaves close up reveal the shape of the flag of Canada.
  11. Norway Maple TreesPicture of Norway maple leaf with its fall foliage color.
  12. Norway Maple's CanopyNorway maples reveal two distinct looks, while Amur maple trees do better in small spaces.

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