Re: Autumn color in a Medit. climate

sean.ohara@groupmail.com writes:
>What people seem to miss here is the massive amounts of autumn color
>found in other parts of the world.  It just isn't going to be here -
>get over it!  ;-)  And many autumn coloring plants can be unsuited to
>our growing conditions year 'round - not good.  

I agree. I hear lots of people from back east groan and whine about how
uncolorful our autumns here are. Its not fully true, there is at least
ONE native tree I know of  that changes color (Big Leaf Maple
A.macrophyllum), but it goes yellow and is really only found in the
canyons (here at least. I have only seen it in Big Sur in one of the
small coastal canyons that stays moist year round). Poison oak turns a
brilliant red color but its low growing and it causes far more trouble
than it is worth :).  The only plants I have seen locally that arent
native that do provide fall color are some maples, liquidambars, and
nandinas (these are the most common in my neighborhood). 

>Being a native to California, and growing up in the Bay Area, I found
>lots to be excited about in the change of seasons. 

Same here. I always love winter when the hills turn green and lush
looking. It may not be like vermonts deciduous forests in autumn, but
it is what we have to offer here!
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