October 1-15

Visitor’s Center:         

Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Zuni’ (Zuni Crape

Myrtle) – Bright pink, papery

flowers with yellow centers.

Cyrilla racemiflora (Leatherwood) – Long, cream-colored bristly inflorescence.

Zauschneria californica  ‘Solidarity Pink’– Light-pink,

tubular flowers, favored by hummingbirds.

Parking Lot:                    

Skimmia sp. – This species is developing bright-red

berries.

Steven’s Pavillion:      

Symphoricarpos albus (Common Snowberry) – Fat

clusters of white drupes.

Winter Garden:        

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ (Corkscrew Hazel) – The

branches have an impressive, curling growth habit.

Magnolia Trail:               

Asimina triloba (Common Pawpaw) – Bears large, fig-

like fruit.

Taylor Trail:                    

Magnolia cylindrica (Yellow Mountain Magnolia) –

Large that look like pink pine cones!

Bristlecone Pine:             

Abies lasiocarpa (Subalpine Fir) – Densely limbed,

low-growing.

Acer palmatum  ‘Sango Kaku’ (Japanese Maple) – Leaves are starting to turn fall colors.