Cottonwood and black walnut trees are starting to change colors in north central and northwest Iowa . Some red and black maple trees are slowly starting to change colors.

Fall color is still spotty in central Iowa with only about 10-15 percent of the foliage showing color. Scattered maples are turning orange and red. Sumac, dogwood, and Virginia creeper are dark red. Walnut, cottonwood, basswood, elm, and hackberry are turning yellow.

It’s still early in the seaon in southeast Iowa . Mostly bottomland species are starting to change colors and lose their leaves.Cottonwood, walnut, and elm are showing a little yellow and brown. Some dogwoods and roadside shrubs are beginning to show fall colors.

Walnut and cottonwood trees are starting to show a little yellow in south central

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