Oaks are the last to release leaves, seen here on an early November afternoon.
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Into the Gorge
Views from The Bend
Taughannock Gorge, November Into the Gorge
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
The scenes go from autumn to winter, with only the oaks and evergreens holding on.
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Good to hear from you, GP. It is still autumn for us, the under story trees are still turning, see the earlier post from the same day. https://michaelstephenwills.com/2019/11/28/rock-elm-autumn/
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Do you know what kind of Oaks they are?
We have a HUGE Willow Oak across the street and it’s been bare for a month. Of course, I am East Coast/Mid-Atlantic.
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Great question, Victoria. The number of oak species is enormous, I do not even know the two trees on our property. Black Oaks are common in this area. Willows are at their best early spring, unimpressive autumn IMHO
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Hm. I’m not sure I’ve even seen a Black Oak. I am familiar with Willow & Red, here. I saw a lot of Live Oak in Texas.
There are certainly a huge number of them. ❤🌳
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Oh yes. I have a post coming up taken from Black Oak road….an entire hill is oak.
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