Seen This Week: Fall Color in the City

Sweetgum leaves came in many colors, 1 Nov 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) 7 November 2026 Fall color was spectacular in the City of Pittsburgh this week. Black locusts and tulip trees turned yellow and oaks turned red. Sweetgums turned both colors as seen in two leaves from the same tree at top. Above the trees, the sky was beautiful and often clear all week until Friday. Fall color in Schenley Park at Westinghouse fountain, 4 Nov 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) No wind on Tuesday as two mallards paddle at Duck Hollow. Bright leaves and no wind at Duck Hollow, 3 Nov 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) The black locusts dropped their yellow leaves … Black locust leaves turned yellow and fell, 3 Nov 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) … which filled the pattern on this manhole cover. Black locust leaves fill the pattern on this Duquesne Light manhole cover, 4 Nov 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) Red on the sweetgums. Fall color on the sweetgums and Schenley Park, 4 Nov 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) And…

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