Yet more autumn color

[Grant Bowie]

A Trident maple donated by Ray Nesci in the national collection in increasingly cold Canberra. No zero degrees yet but consistently down around 3 to 4 degrees over night and 17 to 18 degrees during the day.

I am taking photos every 3 to 4 days and should build up a nice autumn progression series.

Ray repots his tridents every year and this one was defoliated in December.

Enjoy

Trident Maple Ray Nesci.jpg

[anttal63]

nice grant thanks for sharing! not sure about that low right branch. not because of its length but doesnt seem to marry. this tree looks like 2 fused together?

[aaron_tas]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, very nice...

any more on this one yet

i would love to see it pink

[Grant Bowie]

Hi Aaron,

That was about as good as it got this year. It could do with a bit more sun and cold, and next year it will not be repotted so given all those possibilities the color may be more intense next autumn.

The tree was a root over rock that has swallowed the rock.

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Did you see the Japanese Maple elsewhwere, the color was amazing

[aaron_tas]

i did actually, wow that colour was really glowing in the second edition photo.

and i thought the photography wasn't too bad...

[Leigh Taafe]

Hi Grant,

Did you happen to get a pic of the autumn colour of the Catlin Elm?

Cheers,
Leigh.