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The Daily Bucket - Fall Colors in a Western Conifer Forest [1]
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Date: 2023-09-28
My work area in western Idaho is dominated by green conifers: Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine, grand fir, Engelmann spruce, and western larch. The latter species displays bright yellows and golds when shedding its needles, but that happens later in the season.
The colors come from the understory vegetation. This diary shows a sampling of the colors displayed over the past few days.
Grand fir seedling (Abies grandis) surrounded by huckleberry (Vaccinium spp).
The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns spinning around us. We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own part of the world, and to share your observations in the comments below.
Indian plum (Oemleria cerasiformis), if I’m not mistaken.
Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus)
Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
Mostly serviceberry, also mountain-ash and a few stray thimbleberry plants.
Red osier dogwood, also written redosier dogwood (Cornus sericea)
Willow and red osier dogwood along Forest Service road. Tree species include lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, Engelmann spruce, and grand fir.
A few stray aspens can be found in the area.
Looks like a pleasant place for a hike in the woods (but the land is steeper than it appears).
That’s all for today’s offering. Now it’s your turn.
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