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Autumn Leaf Trivia

lewys-gp — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:13:06 GMT

It is the first day of autumn in the northern hemisphere! And as a subscriber of numerous newsletters, I've come across a bit of autumn related trivia. Below, is a table of 16 leaves that can be found during autumn:

Admittedly, the newsletter is from an American organisation so I'm not sure how many of the tree species will be here in the UK. But, if this is something you're familiar with or fancy a go at, please do so!

I've hidden a word bank below so if you're really struggling, you can use these to help.

Word bank: Mulberry, Maple, Japanese Maple, Tulip Tree, Pine, Sycamore, Oak, Chestnut, Giant Sequoia, Hickory, Locust, Beech, Willow, Palm, Holly, Gingko

Feel free to comment when you think you know one, but maybe wait for another community member to guess before posting again.

I wonder if this would be up any of your streets, @Mi-Amigo @Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @BobM @gmarkj @TallTrees @madasaf1sh? And anyone else who I may have missed, sorry.

Cheers 🌿🍁🍂🍃!

Re: Autumn Leaf Trivia

BobM — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:18:34 GMT

Will try number 4 ... PINE ?

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pgn — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:37:26 GMT

I remember 7 from Botany and Evolutionary Biology classes: Ginkgo biloba

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BobM — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:38:05 GMT

10 ... HOLLY

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pgn — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:41:17 GMT

1: Horse chestnut.

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BobM — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:44:54 GMT

9 ... SYCAMORE

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pgn — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:03:46 GMT

14: (The Womping) WILLOW 😉

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BobM — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:05:56 GMT

12 ... OAK ?

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pgn — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:12:16 GMT

Don't think 12 is Oak, 16 does, kinda - not the European Sessile or Pedunculate oak species though, @BobM.

6 - looks like an Acacia or Mimosa, don't recognise it outright.

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pgn — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:16:05 GMT

Actually, if we are going North American, then 6 could be Locust, and Bob's 16 could be what they call Poison Oak (ya gotta be brave to walk through a forest in Northern California 🙄)

Re: Autumn Leaf Trivia

BobM — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:18:36 GMT

11... Will try BEECH.. (Then I'll 'leave' yew to it, gotta go 👋)

Re: Autumn Leaf Trivia

pgn — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:18:15 GMT

Maybe @Bambino can help, he's that side of the Atlantic?

16 and/or 6, if you know'em 👍

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pgn — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:19:25 GMT

@BobM wrote:
11... Will try BEECH.. (Then I'll 'leave' yew to it, gotta go 👋)

Funny - I thought 4 was Yew 😇🤣

Re: Autumn Leaf Trivia

pgn — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 16:30:27 GMT

@Anonymous might fancy a shot here too - although @lewys-gp has decided to 'leave' us to our own devices 😉 (thanks, @BobM )

Re: Autumn Leaf Trivia

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:23:50 GMT

I`ll take a shot at 16 - tulip tree ??

I did look at the word blank to see what trees were in the list - and took a wild guess at which one was the tulip tree. Hope that doesn`t count as cheating

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Cleoriff — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:48:23 GMT

4 GIANT SEQUIOA or REDWOOD

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pgn — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:49:50 GMT

Upon reflection and after looking at the tail-fin of an Air Canada jet (below), I think...

16: MAPLE

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Cleoriff — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:51:22 GMT

5 JAPANESE MAPLE

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pgn — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:57:50 GMT

I was going to go

5: OAK (in autumn colours!)

As you may see, @BobM and I hav been mulling over the source of these leaves, as at least two look, well, American ( @lewys-gp ?), and @Bambino is not on-hand atm to confirm or deny lol!

Re: Autumn Leaf Trivia

TallTrees — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 18:00:33 GMT

Is no. 11 a Linden leaf?

@lewys-gp