A lot changes in a day, as seen in these photos (left) taken of a redbud tree in El Dorado Hills that was denuded in a day.
High winds and rain have knocked color from trees (above), carpeting Northern California with wet color.
On Tuesday, we traveled up CA-99 to Chico, stopping at Chaffin Family Farms near Oroville, where another aspect of fall color was seen… the olive harvest.
75 – 100% – Sacramento Valley – Nut and fruit orchards vary from peaking to past peak. Recent storms have stripped trees of turned leaves, though color remains to be seen throughout the valley.
75 – 100% – Chico – Cottonwood were showing 75% yellow with some lime to green in riparian areas along the Sacramento River, west of Chico.
75 – 100% – CA-99 – Cottonwood are 75% yellow with some lime to green along the Feather River, east of Gridley.
Love this site. Colors are still decent here in the Sonoma Valley, but fading fast with this recent rain. We are t the very end of thew color season.
Carpe diem, baby! 😛
Thanks, Chuck. Keep those reports coming. We expect this storm to rip whatever else might have turned from the branches.