Celebrate West Hartford In The Fall With 'Tree Tours'

Town of West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT — The first of three free guided autumn tours of one of West Hartford's most scenic and pastoral sites starts this weekend.

This fall, tree naturalist Bill Gleason will conduct three "tree tours" of Westmoor Park’s Arboretum for anyone aged 10 years old and older. Westmoor Park is located at 119 Flagg Road, West Hartford.

The tours are free, but registration is required through RecDesk.

The tours include:

• Early fall: Saturday, Sept. 27, 1 to 3 p.m.

Different species begin to change color at different times during the fall. The early fall tour highlights these changes and explains how and why deciduous (trees with leaves) typically drop all their leaves every Fall.

• Peak fall: Saturday, Oct. 18, 1 to 3 p.m.

Predicting peak foliage at Westmoor Park (or anywhere) to a specific date is challenging, but it typically occurs within this general time frame. Regardless of timing, this is a spectacular time to visit the Arboretum and Park with multiple highlights to see.

Bring your phone or camera for photos.

• Peak fall II: Saturday, Oct. 25, 1 to 3 p.m.

Some of the most spectacular fall trees turn "late" (Sourwood, Sugar Maple, Kentucky Coffee Tree), and this is the general time they change.

Peak foliage is fleeting in any year, but there is still a lot to see.

For more information on Westmoor Park, click on this link.