AusBonsai

Along with a minus 3 degree morning, I thought it would be a good idea to post a picture of our first real autumn colour here at the Collection.

Most street trees have already started to get colour, many of my deciduous trees at home have already finished dropping their leaves.
The micro-climate created at the Collection by the walls, paving, and pear tree above. has meant that the autumn colour is a little slower.
Our Japanese Maples have only just begun to show tinges of bronzing near the top of the trees.

This lovely old English Elm has shown the most colour change, and will get even better over the coming weeks. Here is this season's first photo.
I hope you like it. Leigh.

Lovely tree and love these theads Will be wathing them all.
Interesting that Matthew ( in Vic) has vivid colour, Canberra only just starting, and at home still growing strong with no signs as yet of any change.

Ken

Would putting trees in a fridge each night speed up the colouring?

A lovely Elm. Mine are only now turning yet my Maples and firethorns are now dropping leaves. funny old Autumn this year.

Nice, keep them coming

Jow wrote:Would putting trees in a fridge each night speed up the colouring?

In theory Joe, it would. I have heard of this being done before autumn exhibitions in the U.S. and in warmer climates where species such as Chinese Elms are only semi-deciduous. I have access to large coolrooms that are capable of any temperature between 10 degrees down to -15 degrees celcius, It might be worthwhile doing an experiment over the weekend. For people at home, the beer fridge dialled down to 1-2 degrees should be ok for a couple of trees.

Cheers,
Mojo

The different colour of the background certainly makes some interesting viewing of the autumnal colour.

Grant

Hi all,

This one dropped all its leaves last night with the wind and rain but luckily we had a photo.

Grant

Looks beautiful Grant!

Shame your new backdrop isn't a bit larger. Which colour have you decided to use or will you change it depending on the tree your are shooting?

Regards,
Steven

Steven wrote:Looks beautiful Grant!

Shame your new backdrop isn't a bit larger. Which colour have you decided to use or will you change it depending on the tree your are shooting?

Regards,
Steven

Hi Steven,

For all round general use the black seems the best; it seems to fill and support the tree and add bulk to the tree.

White is good for really stark relief to examine the structure of a tree.

The blue and green could be mostly used for deciduous trees in leaf or bare as long as the colour of the pot is not blue on blue or green on green; but not often for evergreens or conifers.

Grant

Autumn color of this Japanese Maple is very good this year.