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Nature's Corner Christine Lange I think God made fall colors spectacular so we wouldn't be upset when our beautiful shade trees drop their leaves. Our native Black Oaks are not as red as the maples back east or golden as the aspens in Colorado but its yellow to rust leaves add much to the color of our forest in the fall. The Black Oak is our most common broadleaf tree and much of our wildlife is dependant on its acorns for their livelihood. The Native Americans favored its bark and wood for fuel since it gives off a lot of heat with very little flame. When its deeply cut leaves come out in Spring they are the color of a ripened paech. Then they are glossy green all Summer until they turn yellow, yellow-orange in the Fall. The oak is more selfish than maples; it takes back all the nutrients from the leaf before it lets it drop. Thus these leaves do not add much more to the soil than a piece of paper. |
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