Fall Color at the Arboretum -Includes Map

The Arboretum does get displays of fall color, however unlike the east coast and the high mountains where the displays are fast, furious and massive, our display is slow to unfold, varied and spread out among our 127 acres. Right now the color is peaking because the combination of cool weather and almost 5" of rain in the last several weeks has created conditions favorable to bright red, orange and yellow leaves. Below are some pictures taken over the last three days. Here's a map to them and other great fall color here at the Arboretum. 

Freeman's maple with dayglo pink leaves -these are located on the north side of the event lawn. 

Smoke trees, Cotinus coggygria, located across from the Crescent garden. 

Liquidambar trees located just south of the Kallam garden. 

Looking south from the entrance of the Kallam garden. 

Looking north from the top of Tallac knoll. 

Left: Mexican marigold. Right: Ginkgo biloba -in the Herb Garden

Closeup of the Mexican marigold. 

Fall Color Still Peaking

Here at the Arboretum we have a fall color season. It's not a punctuated, Rose Parade season like the east coast or the Sierras gets where all the trees that turn color do so in a blazing display of overwhelming reds, oranges, yellows and hot pinks (the color of dogwoods when they turn), instead ours is a lazy, slow moving parade put together by the local chamber of commerce where one float after another slowly rolls by, separated by marching bands blooming trees and aloes. 

Crepe myrtle tree with red fall foliage. 

Yellow fall foliage on these Crepe myrtles. 

Wisteria vine turning color as it drapes over bamboo plants. 

California native grapevine; a brilliant red performer in the fall as it drapes over 60 foot tall palms. 

Various fall color trees in the Meadowbrook section. 

Ginkgo biloba 'Canopy'

Carpet of spent leaves under Ginkgo biloba 'Canopy'

Ginkgo biloba 'Saratoga' in the herb garden. 

Ginkgo biloba 'Cleveland'

Chinaberry tree in the foreground, Ginkgo biloba 'Cleveland' in the background.

Formosan Sweet Gum, Liquidambar taiwanensis