Why here in Oklahoma City the trees don't turn red in the Autumn?

Question

Why here in Oklahoma City the trees don't turn red in the Autumn?
in the north you can see beatifull colors they turn red and brown and here they just die ?

Answer 1

It depends on the type of tree and the weather. Here in Texas we have what we call "sweet gum" trees that turn colors although they aren't as colorful as those in the north.

Answer 2

Maybe there is a lack of Maple and Holly trees. I think the red turning Maple is the Red Maple There is another name for them too. We had a male Holly tree in our yard. It turned red real late in the year almost like into December and was the first to turn green in the spring. That one blew down one year. I was a pretty tree while we had it, which was many years. The other Maple I was thinking of is the Sugar Maple. We do have a Red Maple in our front yard and that is a real deep red in the fall.

Answer 3

Hi from Michigan! We have days above freezing and nights below, and fairly consistant rain amounts (no real long dry spells or significantly more rainy spells) and our days get shorter than yours because of our latitude. All of these contribute to the beautiful color! But, of course, some years, even here, the color is better than others.

Answer 4

In general the cause of the beautiful New England colours is down to to the amount of sugar in the leaves, but I'm sure temperature and position also has something to do with it.