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ThomasThuhTrain t1_j802w2f wrote

Awesome shot! Are the green and yellow hues pushed toward orange? In my experience I’ve never seen pine trees of that color unless they’re dead

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Holywind t1_j804ekr wrote

The trees are larch trees. They shed their needles every autumn and are def worth seeing in person sometime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larch

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Woodrow_Finch t1_j80pgfm wrote

Yup, you are exactly right. September and October in the Enchantments looks just like this. Larches are a deciduous conifers so they loose their chlorophyll just like other deciduous plants! Their needles are also surprisingly soft and spurt out of funny little bulbs.

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zimmertr t1_j825x6k wrote

Even better in the Sawtooths and north

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malice_aforethought t1_j80inod wrote

Larches are deciduous coniferous, i.e., pine trees that lose their needles in the fall.

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muinlichtnicht t1_j803tgr wrote

Could be golden hour on icy trees, but I still agree that hues are bright : )

Edit: Yes, they are Larch trees!

Edit: Why am I being downvoted for my perspective? I agree they are real golden Larches!

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nun_shall_pass t1_j808o96 wrote

That is actually a natural color of larches in the fall. This doesn't look color-graded (at least to an unrealistic degree)

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sorterofsorts t1_j803sde wrote

The trees are burnt from wildfires lit up by the sun. It's pretty here but the wildfires are real and the smokey summers are real.

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TBarretH t1_j805t1v wrote

I'm pretty sure these are just living larches, they do this every fall.

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nun_shall_pass t1_j808e0e wrote

Correct. These trees are larches and look perfectly healthy. Every fall they turn yellow/gold. It has nothing to do with wildfires

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