Foliage now- October 2009

[cohan]

oh yes, you said you'd do that, i forgot, and in the small pic, i didn't realise that's what you were wearing.. too bad we can't enlarge those photos..
well, i changed mine to the only recent shot i could find--me in the nearest (small) city, Red Deer, about to enter a shopping mall for a little dose of urbanity

[Olga Bondareva]

Cohan
Sorry I do not know what is the problem with my photos. 

Your Ribes has outstanding fall color!

[Olga Bondareva]

I try to insert image from another website. Cohan do you see it?


http://macroclub.ru/gallery/data/765/IMG_04871.JPG

[cohan]

I try to insert image from another website. Cohan do you see it?

thanks olga--the ribes are nice also because they are everywhere-- i guess the birds like the berries so they plant them  

this photo i can see, and its very lovely! what is it?
i thought maybe i would be able to see the other photos after re-starting my computer (a small program that works with the internet software is troublesome), but i still cannot... i bet its Internet Explorer..

[Michael J Campbell]

Cohan,did you try Firefox?

[cohan]

Cohan,did you try Firefox?

michael--i haven't--having had dial-up as the only real option out here for a long time, there hasnt been much downloading of extra programs, and i've generally wanted to keep running as simple as possible; now we have an internet connection via cell-phone technology, which is faster, when it works properly, so i may yet have to break down and get another browser...lol

[cohan]

a few more natives;
Viburnum edule
this has realy nice colours and tasty (sour) berries, but hard to get good light for a shot in fall--they are in shady places, and as the sun gets lower, not much light
one i don't think of in terms of fall colour, but there it is!
Mentha arvensis
a low creeping raspberry, another not so much associated with fall colour, though they can be very nice..
Rubus pubescens
last, a couple of views in the woods around my house..
these are all still mid-september

[Paul T]

Olga,

Is there a reason why you host them outside the forum rather than uploading them and storing them here?  It seems like you're making an extra step for yourself that you don't need to?

Lovely pics, Cohan.  Autumn colour is such a strange idea at the moment here, given it is spring. 

[cohan]

thanks paul
some of the earliest spring plants here have colour then, too--reds and violets in new leaves to help cope with the cold! i doubt many plants need that in your climate

[Stephenb]

Nice pictures. Rubus pubescens is a new one on me. Do you use the berries? If you have any seed I'd be very interested to try it!

[cohan]

Nice pictures. Rubus pubescens is a new one on me. Do you use the berries? If you have any seed I'd be very interested to try it!

stephen--the name pubescens is a bit tentative, since my reference is not that great--i see two possible species of this type for my area--low and trailing with rather weak stems to about a metre--certainly more robust than arcticus; the other species named is pedatus, but that should have more palmate  leaves;
this is growing wild here, quite common, but not that productive in terms of fruit--this year, after a heavy and late winter snow, it flowered much more than i usually see, but still not that many berries, which are typical raspberry but quite small--not that many 'cells'..
i didnt collect any seed, but i could watch next year, or maybe try to send some cuttings in spring?
btw--i have some mertensia seed for you, so i will need your address soon

[Giles]

Magnolia grandiflora 'Kay Paris'

[Regelian]

Although for officianodos of English Ivies (Hedera sps), this is probably nothing too special, this seedling appeared in the garden about 6 years ago and I've let it develope in a few areas to see what it does.  Best in shadow to half- sun, as it shows a propensity to spider mite in dry, hot areas, it consistently produces these fine, curved leaves and creates an interesting texture on a wall.  Tame in comparison to most cultivars, not yet becoming a thug.  I've given it the garden name of Cologne Scimitar.

[Lesley Cox]

Two super plants. Finest quality suede on the Magnolia var and a very nice ivy. I could almost get to like that one.

[Paddy Tobin]

From a walk in Mount Usher Gardens, County Wicklow, Ireland on Saturday last.  Paddy

Seed on Acer azikazuki
Actinidia kolomikta
Arbutus andrachne
Enkianthus campanulatus
Stewartia monadelpha