Have the leaves changed yet? (Raleigh, Asheville: moving to, pine, yard) - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary - North Carolina (NC) -The Triangle Area - City-Data Forum

ryan715 · 10-11-2010, 07:50 PM

We are moving to Raleigh next weekend and are wondering if the leaves have started changing/falling yet. We heard that the change lasts into late November, but wanted to find out the truth.
What's the scoop?

lovebrentwood · 10-11-2010, 08:12 PM

A few trees have started to turn and drop leaves. But there are so many pine trees, it always seems green here.

There are still plenty of still-green broadleaf trees. It feels like a NY late summer. Not fall.

HollyMarshall · 10-11-2010, 09:01 PM

I usually see a real difference right around Halloween and the weeks after. Not usually until then. I don't think you'll miss a thing!

Tootie the Brave · 10-11-2010, 09:07 PM

Many trees dropped leaves because of the super-dry conditions we had in August and most of Sept., but you should still expect the major drops in early November.

CHTransplant · 10-12-2010, 06:55 AM

You can find info about where the leaves had changed in NC, and forecasts for the next few weeks, here:

Fall Color l Fall Fishing in NC - North Carolina Travel & Tourism

Picaflora · 10-12-2010, 06:58 AM

The trees in our yard didn't really "change" this year. They've gone from green to crunchy brown overnight, and now we're losing them in droves.

The good thing is it looks like we'll be done with the raking earlier than normal. =0)

zitsky · 10-12-2010, 07:08 AM

I wouldn't get too excited. Around here the leaves turn yellow then fall to the ground. You won't get the beautiful red/gold/orange that you see up north. It's my understanding that you'll see some of that around Asheville.

CHTransplant · 10-12-2010, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by zitsky

I wouldn't get too excited. Around here the leaves turn yellow then fall to the ground. You won't get the beautiful red/gold/orange that you see up north. It's my understanding that you'll see some of that around Asheville.

There's a bit more to the western half of this state than "around Asheville." Please spend just one October Saturday driving a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, or take a drive through the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, to get a sense of the fall color available in North Carolina. I guarantee you it will rival anything "up north."

VickiR · 10-12-2010, 07:45 AM

I think I may have posted this last year but...if you take a drive from the intersection of Credmoor Road and Strickland Road (North Raleigh), heading north on Credmoor Road (towards Creedmoor), the area is very hilly and the view is amazing! I haven't had a chance to go yet so I can't say if the leaves have changed yet. You will feel like you are in the mountains!

I've also noticed a nice view from the new section of Hwy. 98 (Wake Forest).

Vicki

wizard-xyzzy · 10-12-2010, 10:21 AM

First two weeks of November are usually the best in Raleigh. Dry conditions may hurt this year.

Some areas of Raleigh are predominantly oaks that will go half-yellow, half-brown before they turn all-brown. However there are plenty of native maples, sweet gums, hickories, dogwoods, sassafras, tulip poplars, and a few scarlet oaks that provide strong yellows and reds... plus the non-native orange maples and the red Bradford pears.