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Four Shopping Days Left

California Wild Grape, Vitis californica, LA County Arboretum (12/14/18) Frank McDonough

If you plan to shop for fall color, there are just four shopping days left, until the winter solstice.

One of the few places to find that last-minute gift of fall color is Los Angeles County, where a few trees are still carrying autumn leaves.

LA County Arboretum color spotter Frank McDonough sends these gifts of the season, complete with a bad pun. 

In fairness, Frank asked the question and we put a bow onto it by providing an answer. Happy holidays. 

  • Peacock Cafe walkway, Formosan sweet gum, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Lagerstroemia fauriei, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Deer mushroom, Pluteus cervinus,  LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Black walnut, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Baldwin Lake, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Flowering almond, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Valencia oranges and Gingko biloba (Cleveland), LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Anita Baldwin statue and Gingkos, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Meadowbrook and Kallam Garden, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Is it polite to stair? Only with ascent.
  • Liquidambar and  gingko, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Meadowbrook, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Fighting bluebirds, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Crepe myrtle, Tallac Knoll, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Caucasian maple, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Queensland pittosporum, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Flowering pear, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Japanese laquer plant, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Taiwanese gum tree, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Elm, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Sugar maple, Acer saccharum, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Holiday lanterns and crepe myrtle, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  • Red oak, Quercus rubra, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
Gingko biloba and bamboo, LA County Arboretum, Arcadia (12/14/18) Frank McDonough
  •   LA County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, Arcadia – Peak to Past Peak, You Almost Missed it.
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