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Fall color is at its peak at the Arboretum. Currently 60 percent of trees are exhibiting color, with yellows predominating. The recent freezing temperatures caused sugar maples to turn bright yellow, with nary a trace of red pigments. The woods on the Arboretum grounds are striking in that they are bright from top to bottom - with the canopy and understory turning color at the same time. This is very unusual. The white and red oaks are yellow and russet rather than the typical deep reds. The dogwoods, viburnums, Juneberries, dwarf bush honeysuckles, chockberries, burning bush and amur maples provide accents of red, salmon, orange and maroon. Tamarack and aspen stand out with bright golden yellow hues. The prairie grasses still are producing golden russet tones.
The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Bloom Line has transformed into the Fall Color Alerts Line, your source for the latest information about autumn color. Fall Color Alerts Line - 952-443-1400 Ext. 5010
For more seasonal reflections and observations, visit Nature Notes.
To see the garden webcam, click here.
For current photos from the Arboretum Photographers Society click here.
To 10 Signs of Fall!
1. Walking Three Mile Drive under a canopy of fall color.
2. The dazzling "Pumpkin Palooza" display in the Visitor Center!
3. Learning all about Minnesota's healthy harvest!
(drop-in family fun, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Oct. 3-31).
4. Dining al fresco -- either on the Newton Terrace or at a picnic shelter.
5. Leafing through the Gift Store's new gardening books.
6. Sipping a glass of wine during our new Happy Hour Thursdays!
7. Visiting the AppleHouse for our latest, juiciest varieties!
8. Catching the Reedy Gallery "Seasons" exhibit of oil & watercolor paintings!
9. Our fun and fanciful scarecrows!
10. Taking a nature walk! (Details on Learn pages)
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