Current foliage in Paris?

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Elizabeth formerly Bets
That's what I tell people, but I'm always being told I'm wrong. We get yellow and brown, but the only reds are North American imports.

I walked through the Jardin du Luxembourg yesterday. Leaves are starting to fall, there is some color but nothing like one sees in New England.

I'm a couple hours west of Paris and as stated it's not like New England. But, that's mainly because the trees are different. There's not a lot of maple, nuts, or oak; the trees here are mostly yellow in fall, and while there are some ornamental trees that turn orange/red, most of those shades are shrubs or vines. Leaf fall is pretty heavy right now, the best time for colors was probably last weekend, but it rained here all weekend, so that kind of puts a damper on the scenery.

I'm not sure about Paris, but be aware that 31 OCT and 1 NOV are German holidays.

Some of the brightest fall leaf coloring I have ever seen is on the hillsides between Beaune and Dijon. These bright colored leaves are not from trees, they are from the grape vines covering the area, which is why Burgundy wine region is known as the Côte d'Or or the Golden Slope.

It´s a long way from Paris, but here in the Basque Pyrenees there is some color.

Just wondering, do the vineyards turning color count? I would guess that the vines in the Bordeaux are pretty leafless now, but in the Rioja you can still find vineyards alive with Fall colors.

Paris is well into fall now and lots of trees are already bare. There are very few brightly colored trees. A few ivies that turn red on walls here and there and the occasional bright yellow tree. e.g. in Parc Monceau which is a lovely park there is ONE tree that is bright gold right now but everything else is less impressive. Here was a walk I took on October 31 a number of years ago and you can see the foliage -- and of course I was trying to capture what bright colors there were.
https://janettravels.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/stroll-on-a-sunny-oct-31-parc-citroen-to-the-eiffel-tower/
This was over a decade and with climate change, I think we are a little further along this year -- but it is similar and gives you an idea of what to expect.

The nicest fall colors are typically in Père Lachaise, but I doubt much will be left by the end of next week. In any case, fall colors in Paris are pleasant but nothing to write home about.

The leaves are falling
The sidewalks were covered in golden and red leaves after the rain last night

Just wanted to give an update now that we're home in case anyone else is wondering about the foliage in Paris. We were in Paris Oct 31 - Nov 3 and the trees were not bare. Most of the trees still had lots of green leaves on them. Some had some brown or yellow but there was definitely still foliage on the trees. As others mentioned, it is not like fall in the US. The colors are more muted but it was still pretty, in my opinion. :-)

Thanks for coming back to report. I hope that you had a good visit.

The best time of year for trees is April. You get fabulous wisteria and there are chestnuts all over Paris in white and red bloom -- it is quite spectacular. The song is not kidding 'April in Paris; Chestnuts in blossom'

And bring the strongest allergy medicine you have.