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As is typical in August, certain specimens begin to exhibit color change, long before other trees of their species. A previous post showed an example of a liquidamber in Los Angeles that by now, last and this summer, is already showing fall color. As seen in this photograph, some branches on exotic Chinese pistache found […]
The liquidambar that LA Leaf Peeper saw turning color last August is coloring up again this July. Here’s a comparison between the two shots. Individual trees may begin to turn color earlier than others of their specie, though that does not necessarily mean autumn is appearing earlier. This is common. Autumn usually shows in fullness […]
CaliforniaFallColor.com was judged to be the Best Outdoor Medium in California for 2015 by the Outdoor Writers Association of California (OWAC). Journalist members of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association judged the statewide competition for OWAC and credited CaliforniaFallColor for its comprehensive coverage of autumn across California, solid writing and reporting and the many spectacular images […]
With successive storms having lashed the state over the past two weeks, California Holly (toyon) is now providing seasonal color across a mostly bare landscape. This Sunday, Dec. 21, is the Winter Solstice and fall color has effectively disappeared throughout most of California. A few bright spots exist in Southern California, though it’s mostly gone […]
While stormy weather has washed away what little color remained in Northern California, until today the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botantic Garden was one of the last holdouts for fall color. Frank McDonough reports that Ginkgo biloba and Liquidambar were still peaking at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, yesterday, though the […]
Inspired by the Joshua Tree NP post, Max Forster went looking for cottonwood in Death Valley National Park this past weekend and found gold. He writes, “There are some beautiful groves up Cottonwood Canyon. To reach the trees requires approximately 20 miles of driving on a high clearance 4×4 road from Stovepipe Wells. Once the […]
Color spotter Sandy Steinman observed that Berkeley has so many overhead telephone and power lines that they make for unattractive photographs of the urban canopy. He recommends looking down to find more harmonious fall color and provides these post Thanksgiving dressings.
Sandy Steinman spent his Black Friday searching for fall color and found the best deal of the day at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden where color was peaking. Berkeley (Peak 75-100%) — UC Berkeley Botanic Garden is full of peak color. GO NOW!
On Thanksgiving Day, we give thanks to all who contributed photos and reports and look back at highlights of autumn 2014 through this video prepared by Ron Tyler. [embedplusvideo height=”367″ width=”600″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1xWtU9T” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ERshA0fCn9M?fs=1&vq=hd720″ vars=”ytid=ERshA0fCn9M&width=600&height=367&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep6453″ /] In 2014, over 75 individuals contributed reports and photographs. They include: LA Leaf Peeper, Alicia Vennos, Jon Klusmire, Robin Roberts, […]
Nick and Alena Barnhart’s report from Santa Catalina Island inspired us to recommend the Garden to Sky trail on Catalina Island for our Fall Color Hike of the Week. This is an ideal trail for anyone with “only a little bit of time to explore the trails of Catalina,” states the Catalina Island Conservancy. The […]