R. W. E.’s pines are parti-colored, preparing to fall, some of them. Journal, September 28, 1854
The white pines have scarcely begun at all to change here, though a week ago last Wednesday they were fully changed at Bangor. Journal, October 2, 1853
The pine fall, i.e. change, is commenced, and the trees are mottled green and yellowish. Journal, October 3, 1852
White pines are apparently ready to fall. Some are much paler brown than others. Journal, October 11, 1858
The white pines have scarcely begun at all to change here, though a week ago last Wednesday they were fully changed at Bangor. Journal, October 2, 1853
The pine fall, i.e. change, is commenced, and the trees are mottled green and yellowish. Journal, October 3, 1852
White pines are apparently ready to fall. Some are much paler brown than others. Journal, October 11, 1858
A new carpet of pine leaves is forming in the woods. The forest is laying down her carpet for the winter.
Journal, October 12, 1852
A thick carpet of white pine needles lies now lightly, half an inch or more in thickness, above the dark-reddish ones of last year. Journal, October 13, 1854
Pine-needles, just fallen, now make a thick carpet. Journal, October 14, 1856
The pines, too, have fallen. Journal, October 16, 1854
How evenly the freshly fallen pine-needles are spread on the ground! quite like a carpet. Throughout this grove no square foot is left bare. Journal, October 16, 1855
The pines, both white and pitch, have now shed their leaves, and the ground in the pine woods is strewn with the newly fallen needles. Journal, October 22, 1851
The white pine needles on the ground are already turned considerably redder. October 28, 1857
See also A Book of the Seasons: The pine fall ("There is a season when pine leaves are yellow, and when they are fallen."
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