Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) Ginkgo, often called the "maidenhair tree," is a standout for its fan-shaped leaves that turn a brilliant, buttery yellow in the fall. Native to China, this ancient tree ...

In some cases, a tree’s common name is from its primary autumn leaf color, like red maple, and yellow poplar, according to Treehugger. The most common colors of leaves in the fall are red ...

4. Sugar maple tree The famous Canadian tree, native to the United States and Canada, displays a rainbow of colors on each of its leaves. Each leaf can turn yellow, orange, red, mixing shades in ...

Walnut: Turn yellow in the fall, one of the first leaves to turn color and drop and one of the last leaves to grow in the spring. Red oak: "Brilliant" red leaves in the fall, "the color is not as ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado has some of the best places in the country for fall colors. This season, leaf peepers will see shades of red, purple, orange, yellow and gold, depending on the tree.