autumn colours 2009 UK

[Gwenblack]

What a year for autumn colours, even in the north of Scotland. It is an amazing year too for Sorbus aucuparia both in the wild and in the gardens   The birds are unable to make any inroads on the crop and fallen clusters of berries litter the ground. A few examples here     Acer tschonoskii Subsp komarovii  from Japan, a three year old shrub in full display,  Sorbus aucuparia Autumn Sunrise a fastigiate tree,    and Acer palmatum Trompenberg changes its burgundy livery for fiery red

[Lesley Cox]

What incredible colour Gwen. I love the Sorbus cultivar and I have just been offered seed of the Acer tschonoskii. It is permitted into NZ but I have to get a (very expensive) import permit for all maples, even seed, so have had to say "no thanks." My heart bleeds.

[Gwenblack]

Glad you like the Acer    it is a real beauty , even when the leaves are green, the petioles are bright red.
I know how NZ is about imports but your flora is worth keeping pure and your ecosystems are worth fighting for.  I recall the embarrassment in Auckland Airport when the official spent twenty minutes rifling my one overstuffed large suitcase seeking illicit organic material which finally turned out to be an oval bar of olive oil soap. It was allowed entry but it took ages to repack the suitcase and everyone had moved on leaving me alone and red faced. 

[Lesley Cox]

Oh dear, Gwen. I feel I should apologise for the local Customs people. Organic matter such as plants is one thing, but I wouldn't have expected soap to be a problem. The main thing is to declare everything that could be a problem, but soap??? Of course you're right about protecting our flora/fauna etc but there come a time when a little common sense applied would be a grand thing.

[cohan]

What a year for autumn colours, even in the north of Scotland. It is an amazing year too for Sorbus aucuparia both in the wild and in the gardens   The birds are unable to make any inroads on the crop and fallen clusters of berries litter the ground. A few examples here     Acer tschonoskii Subsp komarovii  from Japan, a three year old shrub in full display,  Sorbus aucuparia Autumn Sunrise a fastigiate tree,    and Acer palmatum Trompenberg changes its burgundy livery for fiery red

great colour! that sorbus is really nice!i like the lighter orange berries; my one tree doesnt fruit really heavily, but it has been stripped clean by birds for some time..
i do see really laden trees in the towns around here..

[Eric Locke]

An Acer from my garden today.

Edit by maggi : please forgive me, Eric.... I have tweaked your photo... it was a smidgeon dark to see the fabulous Acer!ric

[mark smyth]

Hello Gwen, welcome back. Here's a little something for you. Back in to growth and about to flower.

[Lesley Cox]

Magnificent colour Eric. I love the "fire" that autumn gives us. Who'd want to live somewhere tropical and not have this stunning display? I shocked my post office lady on Friday who was saying she was soon going to Bali for a holiday. I told her I'd rather go to Siberia. I would too.

[cohan]

i'll take the subtropical, thanks very much, and have a colourful display of flowering trees and growing plants all year
some of those trees from brasil in marcondes' thread will do fine;
if i'm really craving fall, i have thousands of photos from when i lived in toronto to look back on.. ditto for picturesque snow scenes--i'm building up enough to last a lifetime ...

[Gwenblack]

For Mark    so glad to be back and know that someone somewhere still  loves a celandine!!!  I send as reward a picture from Spring 2009 of a new seedling I am nurturing and building up christened El Dorado.an open pollinated specimen from a selected large flowered form of B Hussy but please note the fringed petals

[Paul T]

    Wow, that is excellent!!  I love the fringing, and the lovely clean yellow against the dark foliage.  Congratulations!!

[Ragged Robin]

Congratulations from me too Gwen, such lovely fringing on your El Dorado celendine - just a burst of sunshine in the undergrowth!

[mark smyth]

Very nice Gwen. Not only fringed but semi double. How long to you have enough to share?

I have a seedling with black leaves and  a wild find that has a flash of red down the middle of the leaf.

[mark smyth]

Not quite colours from leaves but look at the berries on this Sorbus Joseph Rock.

I've had the upright Yew standishii for about 6 years and this year is the first it has set lots of berries.

[Ragged Robin]

Magnificent Mark!  A real Autumn statement!