24+ Shrubs With Red Leaves In Fall

If fall temperatures are too warm then red leaf color is inhibited. Trees that turn red in autumn span more than the lovely red maples into many more ornamental specimens.

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Shrubs with red leaves in fall

The gorgeous inaba shidare japanese maple is a small weeping tree that has a shrub like appearance. Trees with red leaves may fail to turn red if the soil is too rich and overwatered. Oakleaf hydrangea is so named because its leaves resemble those of oak trees.

Red fall leaves enrich the autumn palette and outfit the season in regal splendor. Additionally a sudden cold snap below freezing will reduce red fall foliage. In spring the leaves are a deep reddish burgundy and only get more brilliant through the year.

But oakleaf hydrangea is most sought after for its foliage which turns reddish bronzy orange or purplish in the fall. These bushes produce white flowers in summer that fade to a pinkish brown in fall. Peking cotoneaster cotoneaster acutifolius grows sprawling branches covered with dark green leaves that turn red in the fall.

Some varieties including wonderful and ambrosia produce edible fruit in the fall with red or pink skin encasing juicy but seedy sacs of pulp. Red color in leaves is best when autumn temperatures are below 45 f. Warm winter gardeners can delight in the bright yellow fall leaves of this unusual shrub or small tree.

The shrub grows to a height of 4 to 6 feet with a similar spread. This 8 to 10 foot tall bush produces tiny white and pink flowers. Numerous trees and shrubs can provide that searing scarlet or crimson cache to the home landscape.

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