The autumnal colours of the upper midwest of the United States, on 5 October. The northern body of water is Lake Superior and the more southerly one is Lake Michigan. The land in the north of the image is Ontario, Canada. Most of the forests in this region are a mixture of evergreen conifers (pine, cedar, spruce and balsam) and deciduous broadleaf trees, especially birch, poplar, aspen and maple, along with some oaks. Tamarack, a type of larch, also grows here. It is a deciduous conifer, and sheds needles in the fall. Birch and aspen leaves turn bright yellow. Maples, depending on type, may turn yellow, orange, or bright red. Likewise, oaks may turn yellow, red or brownish-red. Tamarack turns a glowing lemon-yellow
The Guardian
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