Guide to fall foliage in Seattle

· Norwegian and red maples – early color
· Liquid amber – mid-October
· Black walnut – early color
· Larch – late color
· Dogwood – midseason
· Golden rain tree – early to midseason
· Sumac – late in season
· Kwansan cherry – midseason
· Flame ash – midseason

University of Washington

· Wide variety of deciduous trees – turning throughout the season; pick up a tree guide at campus kiosk.

Seattle Pacific University

· Collection of very old elms along driveway – turn gold midseason
· Parrotia – midseason

Washington Park Arboretum (Woodland Garden)

· Japanese maple – early color
· Witch hazel – midseason color
· Tupelo – early to midseason
· Katsura – midseason
· Zelkova – starts orange, turns rusty red and then purple
· Ginkgo – late season
· Buckeye – turns scarlet early- to midseason
· Sourwood – turns bright red late in season

Freeway Park

· Liquid amber and Norway maple – early to midseason

Seward Park

· Red and scarlet oaks – midseason
· Japanese and other maple – early
· Dogwood – midseason
· Lombardi poplar – midseason
· Poison oak – turns beautiful salmon color mid- to late season, but don't touch

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