Shrubs and Trees with Good Fall Color

The following list of trees with colorful foliage was once posted at the NC STATE UNIVERSITY site. Links point to web archived pages.

Alder, Manchurian, Alnus hirsuta
Alder, Tag; Hazel alder, Alnus serrulata
Ash, Green, Fraxinus pennsylvanica -native
Ash, White, Fraxinus americana -native
Beech, American, Fagus grandifolia -native
Birch, Asian white; Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica
Birch, Canoe, Betula papyrifera
Birch, European white, Betula pendula
Birch, Japanese cherry, Betula grossa
Birch, Monarch, Betula maximowicziona
Birch, Paper, Betula papyrifera
Birch, Sweet, Betula lenta
Birch, Whitebarked Himalayan, Betula jacqemontii
Birch, Whitespire Japanese white, Betula platyphlla var. japonica
Black gum, Nyssa sylvatica -native
Black haw, Viburnum prunifolium
Bougainvillea goldenrain tree, Koelreuteria bipinnata
Boxelder, Acer negundo
Bradford pear, Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' -nuisance tree
Buckeye, Ohio, Aesculus glabra -native
Buckeye, Yellow, Aesculus octandra (Aesculus flava)
Camellia, Mountain, Stewartia ovata -native
Catalpa, Northern, Catalpa speciosa
Cherry, Fire; Pin cherry, Prunus pennsylvanica
Cherry, Higan, Prunus subhirtella
Cherry, Okame, Prunus x incamp 'Okame' 
Cherry, Purple-leaf sand, Prunus x cistena
Cherry, Yoshino, Prunus x yedoensis
Cherry; Wild Black, Prunus serotina -native
Chinese flame tree, Koelreuteria bipinnata
Chinese parasol tree, Firmiana simplex
Chinese tallon tree, Sapium sebiferum
Chokeberry, Red, Aronia arbutifolia -native
Corktree, Amur, Phelloendro amurense
Corktree, Sakhalin, Phellodendron sachalinense
Crabapple, Tea, Malus hupehensis
Crabapple, Yunnan, Malus yunnanensis
Crape myrtle, Japanese, Lagerstroemia fauriei
Crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica
Cypress, Pond, Taxodium ascends T. distichum var. nutans
Devil's walking stick,  Aralia spinosa
Dogwood, Alternate-leaved,  Cornus alternifolia
Dogwood, Bloodtwig, Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood, Flowering, Cornus florida -native
Dogwood, Kousa, Cornus kousa
Dogwood, Pagoda, Cornus alternifolia
Elm, American, Ulmus americana -native
Elm, Chinese, Ulmus parvifolia
Elm, Lace bark, Ulmus parvifolia
Epaulettetree, Pterostyrax hispidus
Euptellea, Euptellea polyvandra
Fothergilla, Large, Fothergilla major -native
Franklinia, Franklinia alatamaha -native
Ginkgo, Ginkgo biloba
Goldenlarch, Pseudolarix amabilis
Goldenrain tree, Koelreuteria paniculata
Hawthorn, Washington,  Crataegus phaenopyrum
Hawthorne spp., Crataegus pinnatifida
Hercules's club, Aralia spinosa
Hickory, Nutmeg, Carya myristicaeformis
Hickory, Pignut, Carya glabra
Hickory, Shagbark, Carya ovata -native
Holly, Decidious, Ilex hybrids
Honeylocust, Gleditsia triacanthos -native
Honeylocust, Thornless common, Gleditsia triacanthos var. inernis -native
Hoptree, Ptelea trifoliata
Hornbeam, American, Carpinus caroliniana -native
Hornbeam, European, Carpinus betulus
Japanese angelica tree, Aralia elata
Japanese pagoda, Sophora japonica
Jujuba, Common, Ziziphus jujuba
Katsura tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicium
Larch, Golden, Pseudolaria kaempferx
Larch, Japanese, Larix kaempferi
Linden, Mongolian, Tilia mongolica
Linden, Silver, Tilia tomentosa
Maple, Amur, Acer ginnala
Maple, Calk, Acer leucoderme = Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme
Maple, Cappadocian, Acer cappadocicum
Maple, Coliseum, Acer cappadocicum
Maple, Fernleaf, Acer japonica f. aconitifolium
Maple, Florida, Acer barbatum (Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum)
Maple, Japanese Coral bark, Acer palmatum 'Sangokaku'
Maple, Japanese, Acer palmatum
Maple, Mountain, Acer spicatum
Maple, Nikko, Acer nikoense
Maple, Norway, Acer platanoides
Maple, Painted, Acer mono = Acer truncatum subsp. mono
Maple, Paperbark,  Acer griseum
Maple, Purple blow, Acer truncatum
Maple, Red, Acer rubrum -native
Maple, Redvein, Acer rufinerve
Maple, Snakebark, Acer rufinerve
Maple, Southern sugar, Acer barbatum (Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum) -native
Maple, Sugar, Acer saccharum -native
Maple, Threeflower, Acer triflorum
Maple, Whitebarked, Acer leucoderme = Acer saccharum ssp. leucoderme
Mountainash, American, Sorbus americana -native
Mountainash, Korean, Sorbus alnifolia
Oak, Chestnut, Quercus prinus
Oak, Chinkapin, Quercus muchlenbergii -native
Oak, Pin, Quercus palustris -native
Oak, Red, Quercus rubra -native
Oak, Sawtooth, Quercus acutissima
Oak, Scarlet, Quercus coccinea -native
Oak, Shumardi red, Quercus schumardii -native
Oak, Willow, Quercus phellos
Pawpaw, Asimina triloba
Pear, Callery, Pyrus calleryana
Pear, Chinese sand, Pyrus pyrifolia
Persian parrotia, Parrotia sebiferum
Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana
Pistache, Chinese, Pistacia chinensis
Poplar, Yellow, Liriodendron tulipifer -native
Possumhaw, Ilex decidua
Quince, Chinese, Cydonia sinensis = Pseudocydonia sisensis
Redbud, California, Cercis californica ssp. californica -native
Redbud, Eastern, Cercis canadensis -native
Rhamnella, Rhamnella franguloides
Sassafrass, Sassafras albidum -native
Serviceberry, Allegheney, Amelanchier laevis -native
Serviceberry, Apple Amelanchier x grandiflora -native
Serviceberry, Downy, Amelanchier arborea -native
Serviceberry, Shadbush, Amelanchier canadensis -native
Silverbell, Carolina, Halesia tetraptera (Halesia Carolina) -native
Silverbell, Mountain, Halesia tetraptera var. monticola -native
Smoketree, Cotinus coggygria
Sour gum, Nyssa sylvatica -native
Sourwood; Lily of the valley tree, Oxydendrum arboreum
Sparkleberry, Vaccinium arboreum
Spice bush, Lindera benzoin
Spicebush, Japanese, Lindera obtusiloba
Stewartia, Japanese, Stewartia pseudocamellia
Stewartia, Tall, Stewartia monadelpha
Sumac, Chinese, Rhus chinensis
Sumac, Smooth, Rhus glabra
Sumac, Staghorn, Rhus typhina -native
Sweetgum, Formosan, Liquidambar formosana
Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua -native
Tupelo, Black, Nyssa sylvatica -native
Tupelo, Chinese, Liriodendron chinense
Tupelo, Water, Nyssa aquatica
Viburnum, Plum leaf, Viburnum prunifolium
Willow, Japanese fantail, Salix sachhalinensis 'Sekka' = Salix udensis 'Skekka'
Winterhazel, Fragrant, Corylorsis glabrescens -native
Witchhazel, Chinese, Hamamelis mollis
Witchhazel, Hybrid, Hamamelis intermedia H. x media
Witchhazel, SouthernHamamelis macrophylla -native
Witchhazel, Vernal, Hamamelis vernalis -native
Yellowwood, Cladrastis lutea -native
Zelkova, Schneider, Zelkova schneideriana

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