California Christmas Holly, Toyon (12/17/14) John Poimiroo
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 and not distinctive. So, until next autumn, CaliforniaFallColor.com is declaring the party over. See you next year.
Ginkgo, LA Co. Arboretum & Botanic Gardens (12/9/14) Frank McDonough
LA Co. Arboretum & Botanic Gardens (12/4/14) Frank McDonough
Ginkgo, LA Co. Arboretum & Botanic Gardens (12/4/14) Frank McDonough
Liquidambar, LA Co. Arboretum & Botanic Gardens (12/4/14) Frank McDonough
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 spent leaves below a Ginkgo (seen above) illustrate how fragile the remaining color is.
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia (Peak – 75 – 100%) – Ginkgo biloba and Liquidambar are providing most of the remaining color at the LA County Arboretum, but high winds lashing California are likely to strip what’s left. About 25% of trees there have not yet peaked. GO NOW!
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Cottonwood Canyon, Death Valley NP (11/30/14) Max Forster
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 road ends, the trees begin.
“You can continue up the canyon on foot for another four miles, encountering some impressive old growth cottonwood with each perennial spring. I would say they were mostly right at peak on Sunday (11/30). ”
Having visited to the Colorado Plateau for fall foliage in the past, Max continues he didn’t know why he hadn’t sought out SoCal desert trees for the same color, but now that he’s living in Southern California, he plans to incorporate trips to the desert for fall color once the Sierra is past peak.
Bravo, Max! You score another first as the first color spotter to report from Death Valley.
Cottonwood Canyon, Death Valley NP (11/30/14) Max Forster
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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.
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