Re: "Fall Foliage" in Europe?

It doesn't.

There isn't the expanse of forests because a much greater spread of
land has been cultivated for centuries, and I seem to remember reading
that there's something special about the trees and/or the ecology of
the New England forests that encourages spectacular colour.

This is not to say that you won't get beautiful autumn colours in
Europe, but just not so much in any one place and not so brilliant.

P

On 27 Sep 2005 18:02:00 -0700, rk73737@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>In many parts of the US they have a spectacular "fall foliage" from
>about late September to early November. The leaves of the trees turn
>brilliant colors. When whole forest turn color the look is amazing.
>There is a whole travel industry dedicated to foliage tours. How does
>it compare to Western Europe from Nordic Europe down to Italy? Are
>there good colors? When approximately does the peak color occur?
>

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