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Acer palmatum 'Seiryu' in UBC Botanical Garden

Acer palmatum ‘Seiryu’

Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 2, 2017

When snow melts rapidly on a sunny day, the backlit water droplets provide a photographic opportunity. This is particularly the case in a garden, when the droplets are suspended from the lattice of tree branches.

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Acer negundo foliage

Acer negundo

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 24, 2017

North America’s most widely-distributed maple species is Acer negundo. The range of the species extends from central Canada to Mexico and Guatemala.

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Ripe fruit of Cupaniopsis flagelliformis

Cupaniopsis flagelliformis

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 17, 2015

Cupaniopsis flagelliformis is a tree species native to the subtropical rainforests of Australia. It has densely hairy young growth, with the branchlets covered in a rust-coloured pubescence. The leaves are 20-30 cm long and have 10-16 serrated leaflets. Similar to the fruit, the inflorescence is also quite striking. Long, drooping panicles hang from the tree, […]

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Inflorescences on Acer caudatifolium

Acer caudatifolium

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 3, 2015

Far more subtle than the spring magnolia blossoms that have mostly diminished by now, the maples are now mostly in bloom at UBC Botanical Garden. I doubt that too many would travel from afar to see maple inflorescences, so another genus also blooming en masse at the moment is Rhododendron.

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Autumn leaves of Acer palmatum Amoenum Group

Acer palmatum Amoenum Group

Published by Daniel Mosquin on November 11, 2014

A walkabout last Tuesday in the David C. Lam Asian Garden revealed that not all maples had yet lost their leaves. Photographed from below, it was an attempt at using the bright cloudy sky for background effect. Usually I avoid incorporating cloud-filled skies in my photographs, but that tends to limit photo opportunities during the […]

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Autumn colour in Nitobe Memorial Garden

Nitobe Memorial Garden

Published by Daniel Mosquin on November 16, 2011

Unfortunately, this scene from Nitobe Memorial Garden was photographed two weeks ago, so anyone wanting to see the Garden with these colours will now have to wait another year. The red-leaved maple in the foreground is most likely Acer palmatum ‘Osakazuki’, and I believe it is slated to be moved this winter to another area […]

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The colourful autumn foliage of Acer circinatum

Acer circinatum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 18, 2011

Just the photographs of a favourite subject today, as I continue to attempt to catch up.

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