People from other parts of the country often comment that St. Petersburg doesn’t have seasons, at least not the kind where trees change colors and leaves fall off.  Although it’s true that our seasons are different, often delayed when compared to other regions, and not necessarily affecting all of our trees, we definitely do have distinctive seasons and there are very regular, predictable changes in the look of many varieties of trees around the city.  There are several cases in point, and over the next few months, with my best appropriate timing, I’ll show you some examples.

Starting with today’s. 

And, though I hate to admit this, I do not know what variety of tree this is.  If any St. Petersburg resident does know, please leave a comment and educate me!  But what I do know is that, each year, during the heart of our winter, these trees turn a color that runs anywhere from crimson red to deep burgundy.  Just gorgeous to look at. 

These trees are on Carillon Parkway in the north end of St. Petersburg.  But there are others like them in many areas of the city.