Fall Colors 2016 - Post 'em up!

[Soldano666]

Looks like some "hoore" lipstick!
Nice!!! If a little "congested" at the center.....

Yup this whooooah is a hot mess

 

[GrimLore]

72 Hours ago this Amur out front was green. That was fast



Grimmy

 

[MACH5]

Nice colors and good work on that fence!

Thanks T! Still have another section to do. Still undecided whether to leave it to age to a natural grey or stain it. Either case, I need to wait and let the wood dry up.


Here is a spooky one. Happy Halloween!

 

[sorce]

hoore

Nice.

What is that from?

Sorce

 

[LanceMac10]

Golden Girls?

 

[miker]

My FL sugar maple is just starting to change, despite getting lower fall temperatures than it ever would in most of its native range. I think it is going to put on a really nice show in the next 2-3 weeks.

Acer saccharum floridanum has much smaller leaves and shorter internodes than Acer saccharum, so I can see it being truly suitable for larger sized bonsai( rather than, the leaves are too big no matter what, but if you must make a bonsai, it better be a big one).

My little sapling will obviously need to be grown out a lot more, and wintering it in PA in a pot is questionable. Probably a good candidate for the attached garage.

 

[miker]

Many stretches of trees are past peak at this point here, but many are still near peak fall color and their are areas where there still has been little change(as of November 1). See first photo.

Second photo is a small Acer saccharum I picked up because I just had to have one that will turn brilliant orange to red(local ecotype tend to just turn yellow). Yes, my bonsai budget is quite limited currently, so I am collecting a lot of local seeds/seedlings, buying the bare minimum of supplies and just a few cheap starter trees that will need years of growing out.

 

[miker]

Finally, here is a Japanese maple (I don't think A. palmatum, forgot the ID) I gave my mom for mother's day 2015. Just starting to turn a bit orange. I was hoping for something a bit more dramatic, but we shall see what kind of color it is capable of soon enough.

 

[LanceMac10]

Crimson Queen going into some nice old ladies landscape next spring.....

 

[miker]

Then there is this large Acer palmatum that is nearing peak red color. This tree (posted about once before) will always have flaws, but I am going to try make it as "good" as it can be. Ignore the funky wiring job, I just wanted to start getting some movement in the branches and only have wire of a gauge much too thin. What I will likely do is wait for back budding on each branch close to the trunk, chop back and then regrow most of each branch. This tree needs a TON of work.

 

[LanceMac10]

Then there is this large Acer palmatum that is nearing peak red color. This tree (posted about once before) will always have flaws, but I am going to try make it as "good" as it can be. Ignore the funky wiring job, I just wanted to start getting some movement in the branches and only have wire of a gauge much too thin.View attachment 121887 What I will likely do is wait for back budding on each branch close to the trunk, chop back and then regrow most of each branch. This tree needs a TON of work.

Nice color......but the wiring is from another galaxy!!!!!! It looks like "Alien"!!!!

 

[10-brink]

I got this four tree trident forest earlier this year and added the left-most tree. it amuses me that the trees from different sources are different colors.

 

[MACH5]

Maples are really coloring up now. Soon it will be all over. But I will finally get to see the naked truth!

 

[Nybonsai12]

Amazing Sergio. You have more colors going than the big box of crayolas!

 

[LanceMac10]

Future thread graft project decided some late season color would be nice......

 

[watchndsky]

Nice color......but the wiring is from another galaxy!!!!!! It looks like "Alien"!!!!

has @Adair M seen this? im worried his head might explode

 

[LanceMac10]

Juniper here on the ranch.....

 

[MACH5]

Frosty maples.

 

[jomawa]

Unexpected blossums on few months old Ming Jade sprigs grown indoors. Not inclined to think this color has anything to do with this fall.

 

[petegreg]

Finally, here is a Japanese maple (I don't think A. palmatum, forgot the ID) I gave my mom for mother's day 2015.View attachment 121885

...A. shirasawanum?
http://cdn5.bigcommerce.com/s-qxodd...images/Acer-shirasawanum_big.gif?t=1473720737