Autumn 2019

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Re: Autumn 2019

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A few of my JM are starting to pull their weight. I also received some trident seeds from our group meeting which are showing some nice colour in their first Autumn. And lastly a JM pre bonsai I'm trying to thicken up a bit for a few years - I've posted this one a few weeks ago, bragging about how my moss is better than my trees.
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Re: Autumn 2019

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My fantastic new Crepe Myrtle from PeterB’s collection has started to turn on the colour.

Last week
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Yesterday
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Today, other side of tree:
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My other crepe is still quite dark green but the edges are starting to turn red.
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Re: Autumn 2019

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Not much colour around here, and quite late.

Flowering Pear in the garden:
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Little Japanese. Maple:
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Hornbeam:
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Crepe Myrtle, nearly done:
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And because not all autumn colour is deciduous, E. meliodora:
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and E. bridgesiana:
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Re: Autumn 2019

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Beautiful colours Gavin, but in particular, your display stands are outstanding. :lol:
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Re: Autumn 2019

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Here’s my young Japanese Maple forest; muted colours only. These photos are a couple of days apart and it’s slowly changing. That’s said, hardly spectacular and the colours are ‘muddied’ by leaf mould but hey, I’m posting the pics anyway.
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Re: Autumn 2019

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Slowly slowly my trees are getting better colour. Wisterias are all yellow, as are my prunus. My tridents have held on the longest and are just starting properly now, with my shishigashira JM motherstock plant not far behind it now either.

One of root over rock tridents is finally getting some colour. A mix of some bright reds, blood reds and strong yellows
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Also this ginkgo seedling i grew last year has gone such a pale yellow it is almost white. Very pretty colour indeed
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Re: Autumn 2019

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My Sapium (had a name change since I knew it).

Being redeveloped after a near death experience - gorgeous colours.
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Re: Autumn 2019

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This is as good as it’s getting at my house I think. Crepe again.
Progress:
17th May, 19th May, 26th May, 30th May:
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The other one is still quite green!
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Re: Autumn 2019

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My crepe Myrtle and
Chinese elm

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Re: Autumn 2019

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Sammy D wrote:My crepe Myrtle and
Chinese elm

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That first crepe myrtle is looking very nice
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Re: Autumn 2019

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A couple more quick ones from the garden

One of the last weepers seed grew to have leaves on it, still a lovely colour
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Shishgashira motherstock tree looking stunning at the moment with the yellow/orange hues really helping to earn it it's common name of Lion's Mane Maple!
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MJL wrote:Here’s my young Japanese Maple forest; muted colours only. These photos are a couple of days apart and it’s slowly changing. That’s said, hardly spectacular and the colours are ‘muddied’ by leaf mould but hey, I’m posting the pics anyway.
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Howdy, Just following up this post - some nice colours, eventually. Now to the hard work of making a proper, ramified bonsai forest .... ;-)
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Re: Autumn 2019

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Autumn arrives in winter at my joint - better late than never!
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Re: Autumn 2019

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I'm in Brisbane, so rarely see a lot of colour, but for some reason this year there's been quite a bit. I can only surmise that these have coloured up because we had one week of sub 5° nights....and all of these trees are in unprotected areas where they get full sun, and full cold.
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Re: Autumn 2019

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Couple of the last plants of mine that still have autumn colour

Arakawa Japanese maple giving me a really nice mix of yellow/orange and red
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My Gingo stump finally has decided it is time to commit to the autumn colours, and is golden now. You can just make out the cork bark elm in the background also going yellow
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