Its colors
crimson, peach
no picture of it this autumn yet
When it turns here
first color about Aug 27, 2026, at its best Sep 21, 2026, fading by Sep 28, 2026, bare by Oct 11, 2026 (estimate).
this year, by the model, the forest here peaks about Oct 25, 2026; the reports were read, their words not yet understood (6 reports).
Model of Oct 27, 2026; reports of Oct 26, 2026.
How long it holds
the sources give no figure for how long it holds its color.
Where it grows thickest
In the central Appalachians sourwood is most abundant on subxeric open slopes and ridges occupied by chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), white oak (Q. alba), scarlet oak (Q. coccinea), and Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana).
dry open slopes and ridges
Natural range, from Little’s atlas. An outline says where it grows, not how much of it there is.
Its pictures this autumn
no picture of it this autumn yet