The Last Leaves are Lasting

I am so impressed with the colours of the Japanese Maples this year.  My own mature tree is a Versicolour, and the leaves range from intense orange-red to yellow to green.

Here are a few shots from this week:

Leaves into November

Most of our native trees lose their leaves by mid-November.  However, there are trees that keep their autumn colours long into November.  I was reminded of this when I visited RBG last week,  and spotted the Japanese Maple Osakazuki tree in the courtyard garden at the Main Building.  It is next to the Mediterranean Greenhouse.  It is a mature specimen so about 15 feet tall and holding its leaves extremely well.  The show was extraordinary.  I visited my great nursery, Cole's, on Saturday.  And now I have one of these beauties of my own.