AusBonsai

It has been a pretty poor year for Autumn colour generally, but it's kicked off in Melbourne in the last week since the mornings started getting properly cold.

Mostly Ginkgo for me as the maples really struggled through summer, so i'd love to see other people's trees who got better colour.

My Manchurian pear has some of the best colour in my yard at the moment. The picture is from last weekends AABC Convention in Canberra.

Not enough cold nights to give really good Autumn colour here either but a couple of cold nights triggered the change. Most now well past their best but here's a few photos from the past couple of weeks.

Here is my ginkgo I've been working on the last few years. Last of the leaves pretty much

Keels wrote: ↑May 25th, 2025, 9:28 am Here is my ginkgo I've been working on the last few years. Last of the leaves pretty much

I love seeing other people appreciating Ginkgo

For the ginkgo fans: and a couple of others that managed to colour a bit

Beautiful colours as always Neil

This is as good as it gets in my neck of the woods.
Took this shot yesterday arvo while cleaning up a few more pines.

Sorry, no ginkgos ... just a little trident!

My Ginkgo in WA is still green I have another one in a pot that's not a bonsai that has just started yellowing..

My metasequoia has turned yellow, time for a rest.

Couple of photos from the garden today

One of several JM Mikawa Yatsubusa kicking around. This air layer didn't root by Christmas, so i re-wounded the area and reapplied rooting hormone, and it has now rooted. It will be separated spring/ summer all going well for sale then. The yellow behind it is Arakawa



JM 'Seigen' in the garden doing some very vibrant reds




Weeping Pink Ume




JM "Arakawa' garden tree

Since it's hit the peak colour now i couldn't' resist brining it inside for the weekend to enjoy up close rather than from across the garden

Not nearly as good as the Ginkgo Comes Home tree, but the Big Kohuna got swapped in today. Needs about 3 more decades of work

Some of my trees in Autumn colours

Peak colour for the dwarf ginkgo

The difference a week makes after peak colour for Ginkgo Comes Home