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Progress has picked up on the Kaffe's Long Leaf Coat, not in small part because so many people have it on the needles! I'm invited all the coats here to Vermont in the Autumn of 2011 whether finished or not! We can compare the coats with each other, and to the glorious show of color on the trees outside. As my daughter says, Autumn is Nature's Las Vegas. The Kaffe Long Leaf Coats will be the chorus line!
You know, of course, that the most colorful tree here is the climax tree of the Green Mountain Range, the Hard Maple. If the forests are left alone, it will be the most frequent tree in the maturing woods. It's also the tree that produces wonderful maple syrup.
Kaffe's Long Leaf Coat is composed of elm-like leaves, probably because they are easier to overlay one on the other. Everyone knows the shape of the maple leaf--it's the centerpiece of the Canadian flag. Imagine designing a coat with those shapes one over another. Impossible!
The American Elm is a wonderful tree. Most have died off, but there are a few left here and there, and new disease resistant strains are being developed for replanting.
I saw this elm tree in Canterbury, New Hampshire last weekend. Those darker green trees behind it are maples. A plaque on the rock marks the elm tree.
Color season will be here soon. The trees start to color often before the first frost, and the color moves south from Canada through New England along with the cooler weather and shorter days. I'll post some pictures of the ranges of colors that can be found all around the neighborhood.
I will look forward to these pictures. Our trees don't turn very vividly in Sydney Australia; it doesn't get cold enough at night to chill the sap at the end of summer. Also, none of the native trees lose their leaves at all, only a few of the introduced ones. I did visit Vermont in October/November of 2000 and see the real thing, but I always love to see the pictures of Northern US and Canadian trees when the leaves turn.
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