Fall and Winter in Houston versus Dallas

[FL-NC-AZ-TX]

The colors have really become vivid this week. Also, the leaves have really started falling off at a good rate! I have attached some recent photos...

BTW, those pictures are just in my immediate area and were taken in the evening hours (thus the reason the colors look a bit dull). However, in full sunlight those same trees look even more amazing. Just down the street there are actually even more vivid colors than on those trees pictured. One tree in particular seems to glow orange/yellow in the sunlight. I might try to take a picture of that one soon.

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by FL-NC-AZ-TX

The colors have really become vivid this week. Also, the leaves have really started falling off at a good rate! I have attached some recent photos...

BTW, those pictures are just in my immediate area and were taken in the evening hours (thus the reason the colors look a bit dull). However, in full sunlight those same trees look even more amazing. Just down the street there are actually even more vivid colors than on those trees pictured. One tree in particular seems to glow orange/yellow in the sunlight. I might try to take a picture of that one soon.

Amazing pictures!

Our colours on some trees can be a little more intense, but that's pretty much what we look like on a sunny day in early October in southern Ontario.

I, like a few other Toronto area natives am often disappointed at how soon autumn approaches, but I think I'd really enjoy autumn if it was after Thanksgiving.

[WhatUpFLA]

Originally Posted by tessie3958

I want to move somewhere in Texas where there are no leaves to rake and no snow, where would that put me? And a low crime rate.

Naples-Marco Island, FL.

[War Beagle]

There's a few trees that change colors in the Houston area, but they are not the main type of trees. The most common trees in Houston are live oaks, pines and pecans - none of which show much color. The live oaks and pines lose some (not all) of their leaves and needles in the winter, but there isn't much color change. The pecan trees drop all of their leaves (and are usually among the last trees to do so), usually sometime in December, but their leaves just sort of turn brown and fall off.

There really aren't seasons in Houston the way there are in other places. We have summer and not-summer. Summer is obvious, not-summer is more nuanced with different phases. I'd consider not-summer to be anytime of year when the daytime high is unlikely to be in the 90s. Keep in mind, that "spring", "fall" and "winter" in the Houston area only differ by about 20 degrees or so. As for "winter", there is very little winter. It will stay in the 80s through October and into November. The "coldest" times of year are December, January and February when the highs only average in the 60s. There are snaps where the daytime highs might only get into the 30s or 40s for a few days, but these are generally confined to 3 or 4 weeks from mid-December to mid-January.

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by War Beagle

There's a few trees that change colors in the Houston area, but they are not the main type of trees. The most common trees in Houston are live oaks, pines and pecans - none of which show much color. The live oaks and pines lose some (not all) of their leaves and needles in the winter, but there isn't much color change. The pecan trees drop all of their leaves (and are usually among the last trees to do so), usually sometime in December, but their leaves just sort of turn brown and fall off.

There really aren't seasons in Houston the way there are in other places. We have summer and not-summer. Summer is obvious, not-summer is more nuanced with different phases. I'd consider not-summer to be anytime of year when the daytime high is unlikely to be in the 90s. Keep in mind, that "spring", "fall" and "winter" in the Houston area only differ by about 20 degrees or so. As for "winter", there is very little winter. It will stay in the 80s through October and into November. The "coldest" times of year are December, January and February when the highs only average in the 60s. There are snaps where the daytime highs might only get into the 30s or 40s for a few days, but these are generally confined to 3 or 4 weeks from mid-December to mid-January.

I'd bet Chinese tallows are more common than live oaks or pecans.

Either way, this thread is ancient. A child who was born on the day this thread started is now in the 1st grade.

[Lakers all day]

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