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Looking across the pond--golden Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulum is on the right with the orange Rhus to its left reflected in the pond, brilliant red Euonymus alatus behind and to the left of the Rhus, a golden shrub behind the Euonymus, and the still green grove of Metasequoia glyptostroboides beyond.
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Across the Pond
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Rhus typhina 'Laciniata'
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A close-up of the Cut Leaf Staghorn Sumac on the left--shown blooming on July 5 --has turned a firey golden orange.
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The giant Gunnera--under its hoops and ready to be covered for the night when frost threatens--a glowing golden somewhat pyramidal Nyssa sylvatica behind and to the right, and the still green very pyramidal Taxodium distichum back and in the center.
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Gunnera, Nyssa, and Taxodium
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Gunnera manicata
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One of the huge--larger than a fist--growing tips of the Gunnera manicata from which the huge leaves of 2001 will develop. It feels a bit like a damp sponge.
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Called the "perfect tree" by Caroline Burgess--shown flowering near the north end of the Bramble Ramble on June 21--this specimen in the Woodlands has turned brilliant golden orange.
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Stewartia pseudocamellia Koreana Group
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Stewartia pseudocamellia Koreana Group
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A close-up of the Stewartia leaves glowing in the dappled light.
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Another amazing shrub for autumn color, its leaves have turned a brilliant claret red with orange tints. Native to China and Japan, it is the only species of its genus and a member of the Hamamelidaceae family.
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Disanthus cercidifolius
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Disanthus cercidifolius
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The genus name is from "dis" meaning two and "anthos" meaning flower as the tiny flowers gow in pairs and look like back to back spiders.
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The pale golden tints of Clethra barbinervis foliage.
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Clethra barbinervis
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Hamamelis virginiana
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The delicate yellow strap-like flowers of a native Hamamelis blooming in the Woodland.
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Shown blooming on September 8, the white flowers have turned to black fruits on mauve stems.
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Aralia chinensis
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Clerodendrum trichotomum
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Just how long will the Clerodendrum continue to dazzle us with its blue fruits and red sepals? We will keep watching it.
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An Autumn flowering Crocus blooms amid freshly fallen Oak leaves.
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Autumn crocus
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Tricyrtis hirta
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Blooming in the Upper Woodland, the Hairy Toad Lily seems to be totally unaffected by the recent cold weather and looks like it will bloom forever.
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