Hero and myself spent a wonderful day at RHS Rosemoor, successfully dodging heavy showers and small children dressed as gruffalos. It has been very difficult to pick just one photo to sum up the day. The magnificent cheese scone from the restaurant before we got going was a contender (had to build up my strength for the trek ahead and previous experience told me I wouldn’t be disappointed) as were callicarpa, kale and kniphofia. After much deliberation this Acer japonicum ‘Vitifolium’ won the contest. A vision indeed of autumn incarnate.
Acer japonicum ‘Vitifolium’
Off The Edge Gardening 
Beautiful colours!
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My favourite today, and the sun came out just at the right time……. sometimes it works out just fine. 🙂
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Yes. When the sun hits the leaves exactly right it completely changes the colours.
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I have one of those.
I bought it down in Otter Nurseries in Otter St Mary about 20 years ago.
The Autumn colours are beautiful (and the spring colours as well).
A very tough tree as well. Several times mine has been totally defoliated in the spring by inclement weather, but has regrown from dormant buds.
A remarkable tree!
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Glad I picked a good one! Your tree must be quite large now, beautiful. 🙂
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The funny thing is that it has been in the ground for 15 years now, but it grows really slowly and it is about 6 or 7 feet wide and the same tall.
How big and old were the ones that you saw?
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Not sure how old it would be, but no older than that part of the garden, RHS Rosemoor opened in 1990 so that is 28 years (I worked that out all on my own). It must be about 20ft tall, but I am hopeless at measurements. All I can say is that it is much bigger than 6ft tall. 🙂
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Beautiful with the sun shining perfectly on the leaves as it does. Between showers, obviously.
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Yes, definitely between showers. I spotted a couple of grevillea there and thought of you 🙂
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Thank you Gill. A small spot of warmth landed on my shoulder the other day. I wondered what it was!
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Goegeous, I seem to say that about lots of your beautiful pictures.
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Thank you, but it in that lovely low light it is easy to get some good shots. There were plenty of duff ones. 🙂
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A wonderful tree. xx
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There would definitely be one in my fantasy garden. Perhaps three!
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I must get over there before it’s too late!
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Still plenty of leaves on the trees, but don’t dally!
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Glorious… sounds resilient, as well as a lovely one. Look so great against that deep blue sky! One of my favourites is A. japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’. Don’t have one… yet ; )
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Another beauty, so many acers, so little time!
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Cool! The many cultivars of Acer palmatum are overly popular here, even thought they do not do well in the chaparral climate. Acer japonicums are still rare. I can think of only two cultivars; green and gold. I do not even know their names. Acer circinatum, which grows wild in the Northwest, is not even available here. I sort of like Acer japonicum because it is NOT Acer palmatum.
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I always knew you were contrary Tony! But I agree, this is a fine tree and worthy to be very popular.
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Lucky you going to Rosemoor, it must be lovely at this time of the year. Fabulous tree.
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It was great, I never tire of visiting, hope I never do.
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