The deep reds that have emerged this week wonderfully complement the bouquets of the Chrysanthemum Festival.
Mid-Way to Maple Color
Spotted October 14th, 2009
So far we’ve seen an unusually uneven fall color season, with most laceleaf maples not yet begun and several larger-leaved maples almost at their peak.
Full Moon Maple
Spotted October 3rd, 2009
We like to call this Acer japonicum variety “full moon maple.” In Japan its nickname is hauchiwa 羽団扇, meaning “feather fan.”
Cedric Wiens
Euonymus, the Brocade Tree
Spotted October 2nd, 2009
Euonymus alata is known in Japan as nishikigi 錦木, meaning “brocade tree,” for its wild, interwoven variety of fall colors. In the West it is also known, appropriately enough, as “burning bush.”
Cedric Wiens
The transformation Euonymus makes is remarkable. Within weeks, all the foliage of this tree will be a mass of brilliant magenta.
