The trees are beginning to change, and, in particular, the Japanese maples start to display their autumn finery
The JMs are indeed lovely, but let's not forget the native trees. Some of them, like this A. rubrum 'October Glory' , are about as spectacular as they come! Enjoy pics. In order: Acer rubrum 'October Glory' Carya ovata 'Shagbark Hickory' Sassafras albidum 'White Sassafras' - Summer Sassafras albidum 'White Sassafras' - Fall
here's one of our only two mature acer palmatums. It's the best fall color that we've gotten in the four years we've been at the house
Here are a few pics I took today: First three - Ryuzu. A riot of spotted and marbled color of every hue and description! Looks like something from the circus. Four - Suminagashi. The candy-red leaves keep a glowing orange center. A knock-out! Five - Takinogawa. Just turning yellow with red tips. Lovely! Six - Windover. Not much is known about this one, but it appears to be a dwarf with large leaves. The summer foliage was light green and covered with soft lime and yellow FU variagation. The petioles were green in summer - now shocking red! I would really like to know more about this cultivar, if anyone else has it. My plant came from an East Coast grower, and this was the last one. No more coming in either. Seven - Yellowbird. This was a surprise! Purple-red color on smooth, shiny leaves. Beautiful!
A few more pics of awesome fall color. Pics #1&2 - A.p. 'Asahi zuru'. Pic #3 - A.p. 'Edna Bergman' Pic #4 - A.p. 'Sensu' Pic #5 - A.j. 'Otaki'
As a life long Mets fan, all I can say is: "You gotta believe!" Congratulations, you guys deserve it. And we did our best to help, sigh. (A successful season is when you don't finish in the cellar...) Thanks for the gorgeous pics. -E
It looks like it's been a great fall all over, for sure the best fall colors we've had in western Washington in a few years.Some of the best maples have been our 3 big "plain old greens".
Oh, pretty. That's been on the short list and vying for position on the short-short list. If I could just figure out a place for it to fit, it would make the grade.
Is the latin name for sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum? Also on my short list. I'd like to plant it in a fairly wet spot, (mostly what I have), can it handle that?
The literature says "...moist, well-drained soil. Can withstand some drought once established." That sounds right, as my part of the world gets a drought every summer. Here's a pic of one growing wild on my property in full bloom this summer...during the drought period.
That's really a cracking tree, K. I'm hoping I can put it in the same sort of spot Liquidambars do well in. Sounds like it needs more maple soil from your comment. I don't want to kill it as it's a very expensive plant in these parts.
K4, Did you plant color up like the one in my photo? That tree is growing in Harvard Sq, Cambridge MA, they were already getting frosty nights when I took that pic last month.
Some Osakazuki pics. Very nice color, but no better than 'Mon papa', 'Yellowbird', or 'Edna Bergman', from my perspective.
