Autumn Update

There is a lot of autumnal color in the arboretum. Oaks, maples, witch-hazels, hickories and cypresses all have pretty leaves, but the leaves are dropping so fast! Soon the cold, wet winter weather will be here to stay.

Looking into the arboretum from the southwest corner of Mickle Hall: the trunk of an on-site-native post oak (Quercus stellata) is in the foreground, pictured on the right.

This beautiful yellow bush is a grouping of witch-hazels (Hamamelis virginiana).

Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica)

Red leaves of the blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica)

The orange leaves of this red maple (Acer rubrum) are quickly falling.

This yellow-leaved tree is a nutmeg hickory (Carya myristiciformis).

Interestingly, our wild crabapple tree (Malus angustifolia) thinks it's a good time to flower, and the flowers are very aromatic.