Coral Bark Japanese Maple – ‘Sango Kaku’
Heatherwood Early Fall
Autumn is here. The colors of the Japanese maples are starting to turn into their fall display. This long hot summer was hard on our maples. Several have many of their leaves severely scorched. I am afraid that our fall display will not be as dramatic as it has been in past years.
I have just finished five weeks working on a tree inventory and health assessment at the Yakima Arboretum. During that time I have neglected our own garden. Now is the time to do a little spruce up before a set of northwest garden representatives come to visit in late October.
During August and early September, I only got out in Heatherwood two times to create a few images. Now that I have a little more time and the garden is actively transitioning into fall, I hope the my camera and I will be out wandering around much more.