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Fall color begins spreading in northeast Iowa

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Iowa’s trees are starting to put on their fall show, and foresters with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources expect the best color to arrive in the coming weeks.

Northeast Iowa, usually the first part of the state to peak, should see its best color in mid-October. Walnuts and some sugar maples are turning yellow and orange, and sumac and Virginia creeper have turned red. Foresters noted rain and wind have already knocked down some leaves in the region.

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