More Fallen Leaves

Rowan leaf-fall.  Hayes, 4 November 2015.

Here are a few more leaf-falls under particular types of  tree, following from the woodland photos a couple of posts back.  These were taken on a walk around my block.

The first is rowan, sometimes called mountain ash.  A small tree with clusters of white flowers followed by bright orange-red berries in the autumn, and a colourful leaf-fall.  This one is in a patch of grass opposite my house.

Ash leaf-fall.  Hayes, 4 November 2015.

 This is the full-scale ash, Fraxinus excelsior, the same species that is threatened by Ash Die-back Disease. 

Lime (Linden) leaf-fall.  Hayes, 4 November 2015.

These leaves belong to a lime tree; the linden, not the citrus tree.  This tree has fragrant flowers that can be made into a refreshing tea.

Horse-chestnut leaf-fall.  Hayes, 4 November 2015.

This horse-chestnut has not suffered too badly from the leaf-miner moth this year.  There are plenty of signs that the leaves have been attacked, but in some years the leaves are almost completely demolished by the end of Summer.

Sycamore leaf-fall.  Hayes, 4 November 2015.

And this sycamore only has a few leaves infected with the tar spot fungus.  Sycamore leaf-fall produces lots of yellows, but lacks the oranges and reds of the otherwise very similar Norway Maple.

All these trees, and several others too, have been used to line my local streets.  It's good to see a wide variety of species.