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Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Red isn’t supposed to be seen in Berkeley until Stanford visits for The Big Game. Yet, Natural History Wandering’s Sandy Steinman sent colorful shots of crimson, coral and rose foliage blushing at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Berkeley’s Tilden Park.

He even found a summer holly (Comarostaphylis diversifolia) carrying bright lime, yellow, orange and red berries.

Check out Sandy’s newly updated national and California fall color pages (Blogroll at left). There’s lots of great info on his blog to inspire wandering in search of fall color.

Just Starting (0-10%) – Berkeley

Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Comarostaphyllis diversifolia, Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman

Tilden Park, Berkeley (8/23/16) Sandy Steinman