Driving along one of the local back roads, I was treated to another autumn view. This time it was a fairly large, pretty, grove of beautiful, tall cedar elms (Ulmus crassifolia).

Cedar elms grow straight and tall. These were about 30 to 40 feet high. They tend to have single trunks and I think when you see a multi-trunked one, it’s actually several trees growing together.

Their brand new leaves in the spring are a bright green color and as they mature they turn a dark green. In the fall, they usually turn a nice yellow, although you sometimes see orange and brown too.

In this photo, the leaves are nicely backlit by the early afternoon sun.

Autumn Cedar Elms

This is a little further along the same grove of trees. These appear a bit greener than the first set. You can see the same dirt road as in the first photo. I wonder where it goes?

Cedar elms are a native tree and are quite common in our part of the Hill Country.

Autumn Cedar Elms

I’m not sure what this tree is. I think it might be an ash, but I could be completely wrong. It’s started losing its leaves, but the ones that remain are a yellow-green in color.

Autumn Tree