This week in mid November at the Arboretum you will find many deciduous trees in their full fall color glory. Below is a list of the colors that are predominant and which trees best display that color.
YELLOW: Ginko biloba - Ginko
YELLOW/ORANGE: Carpinus caroliniana - American Hornbeam
ORANGE: Acer saccharum - Sugar Maple
RED-ORANGE to RED: Pistacia chinensis - Chinese Pistache
RED: Cornus florida - Flowering Dogwood
REDDISH BROWN: Quercus alba - White Oak
BRONZE RED: Zelkova serrata - Japanese Zelkova
RED/PURPLE: Acer palmatum - Japanese Maple
ALL FALL COLORS: Lagerstroemia indica - Crape Myrles
Hurry out to see these colors because soon they will be gone!
