Fall Color in February? 2/12/16

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Japanese maple in full fall color. Though you can only see part of the base of the trunk, still, you can get a pretty good idea just how powerful this tree is; with or without leaves. This photo and all the photos in this post are from Luis Vallejo's Bonsai Studio (Bonsai Estudio), at the Bonsai Museum Alcobendas.

It’s sunny and about five Fahrenheit (-15 celsius) this morning. A little early to get our hopes up, but we can dream. Meanwhile here’s some color to fuel those dreams (fall color, but who’s choosy?).

All the photos in this post are from Luis Vallejo’s Bonsai Studio (Bonsai Estudio), at the Bonsai Museum Alcobendas

 

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When it comes to yellow, Ginkgos are hard to beat. In this case the blue-green pot only serves to enhance the yellow.

 

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This European field elm (Ulmus minor), like the maple above, is a powerful tree, with or without fall color.

 

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Persimmons hold their fruit well into winter. In fact, they need a hard frost before they are ready to eat. This one is a Common Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana). In spite of the botanical name, it's native to Japan. 

 

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Another brilliant Japanese maple. Because the top has been cut off in the photo, we'll call it an art shot.

 

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