Czech Yamadori

 Nice few hours walking at Protected Landscape Area Czech Karst  near village Svatý Jan pod Skalou.    We go there throughout the year many times.  Early spring visits have a special charm.    Nice sunny day with brisk early morning start flavors the day with a special charm.   It enhances colours of blossoming cornuses that are quite abundant there  accompanied with Pasque flowers ( Pulsatilla pratensis ),   Spring cinquefoil (  Potentill verna )  and many other less noticeable alpines that favour south facing sunny slopes. Cornus mas Potentilla verna Pulsatilla pratensis How about having a cornus as a bonsai.    Maros Belan has a GREAT one called Vesna (Spring )... This one is from my collection in a form of  informal tree.  A form that is not very typical for this species that has more bushy growth.  

  It is quite unusual  to see a blackthorn in such nice fall dress   (at least for me... )

 There are a lot of species that change their dress into something more fancy to celebrate the fall fiesta. Sugar maples are first to come to my mind ( even though it is based solely on the pics presented on different media ).   Pseudocydonia sinensis was another tree that falls into this group I thought.   Well, until I bought one  and eagerly waited for the fall full of expectation  to see how its dark green foliage turns in vibrant shades of yellow, orange and red.  Bad luck.  Clearly it may happen but it depends on the right cocktail of  sun, temperatures and sugar contents.   Anything else?  Well yes, reasonable water/nutrients  supply helping tree to be in a good shape to start with.   No pests for sure. In the region I live there are trees that produce great autumn colours too.   Burning-bush ( Euonymus ), some species of Pyrus or Sorbus, Ginkgo, Cornus and for sure some more if only I can r...