Hello, - what a superb season this has become for autumn colour. A combination of blue skies - and mild nights have provided the ideal weather in Suffolk for the leaves to change in the last few weeks.
Outstanding at the nursery at the moment has got to be Liquidamber - the name alone just describes it so well. A gorgeous mix of red-purple and orange - and back to green - and each branch changes colour at a time - no wonder it is one of our most popular trees.
Also great is the Persian Ironwood - Parrotia persica - Kevin has been finding some superb specimens to put outside the office - and they have been selling like hot cakes! This has a glorious mixture of yellow through to reddy orange - a most beautiful tree or can be kept as a large shrub.
The Prunus - the flowering cherries - have also been very good lately. Their fiery orange tints give them a much-needed second moment of glory after the blossom in spring.
It has been a very good year for the Red Oaks too - Quercus rubra - those large flat leaves look simply stunning when bright red. The Pin Oak - Quercus palustris - is looking the best at the moment - a smaller much more lobed leaf - but it gives a really bright shiny scarlet-red colour - a joy as a specimen with plenty of space.
One of my favourites is the dear old common Spindle tree - Euoynmus europaeus. This has lovely autumn colour - but it is those strange fruits - pink on the outside - splitting to reveal orange seeds - that is the eye-catcher on this one.
We are selling trees fast now - there has been decent rainfall in the last few weeks - and a lot more is forecast - it is an ideal time to get trees planted - while the soil is still warm - they will establish quickly - and provide you with years of colour.
Go on - Get Out There!!
UNTIL NEXT TIME,
RICHARD
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