Freezing rain gives its own beauty to the landscape and tests the strength of plants.
Big bamboo leaf glazed in ice.
Some fast growing trees like the Bigfoot Willow resistant ice damage.
Larch Yellows
Fall is a good time to see my deciduous Larch trees go from green to yellow and then needleless.
November Goats
Baldcypress Beauty
The Baldcypress(Taxodium) is the most attractive when changing color in the fall.
From year to year, the fall color is pretty consistent.
European Alder Green
The European Alder(Alnus glutinosa) keeps its green leaves longer than most trees in the autumn.
The downfall is there is no fall color for this Alder tree.
White Poplar Fast Growth
Through 10 growing seasons, my White Poplar(Populus alba) has grown very fast.
I am able to climb my fast growing poplar tree, which feels rewarding climbing a tree that I planted.
Hardy Banana Tree
When growing the Hardy Banana Tree, I dig it up every fall.
Musa basjoo is the hardiest banana plant and some people overwinter it outside in cold climates.
Fall Colors 2008
Some fall colors I saw this month:
Amur Maple
Devil’s Walking Stick
White Oak
Siberian Elms don’t really have good fall color, but sometimes the young seedling trees can show good color.
2008 Fruit Harvest
The fruit harvest of 2008 was a lot.
The pear tree alone produced over 500 pounds of fruit.
Porcelain Berries
The Porcelain Vine grows fast and starts to produce berries early in life.
The berries are very colorful and seem like they belong in an Easter basket. The fruit is edible, but not really palatable, probably for survival more than anything else.