In the Botanic Garden, near the Hills Road entrance, the Copper Beech has lost almost all of its leaves, as has the Wild Service tree.
A few trees have kept their leaves – the Italian Alder and three young Liquidambar Orientalis (Oriental sweetgum). The leaves on the Liquidambar are a mix of fresh green and yellow leaves. The Caucasian Wingnuts are in leaf with lots of dark green leaves.
The Platicarya looks like it did in the summer, and while there are of leaves on the ground and some of the smaller branches have lost leaf, overall it looks in full leaf. Close up, the leaves themselves look just a bit more veined in contrasting green and yellow than they did in summer.
The gardeners have chopped down the Gunnera leaves and piled them in stooks by the stream. The leaves look fresh and green. I remember last year how they matted down to a deep purple-blue soggy mass.
