Autumn
Eastwoodhill Arboretum in autumn is nothing short of spectacular and it's easy to see why this season is our most popular with visitors.
From mid March (earlier in dry years) the hundreds of maples, liquidambars, and red and scarlet oaks provide a beautiful range of colours. From the deep butter yellows of the Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica) and Yunnan Poplar (Populus yunnanensis), through to the orange, reds and purple of the Liquidambar (Liquidambar styraciflua) and scarlet oaks (Quercus coccinea), tree-lovers are spoilt for choice
The Japanese Maples are like beacons throughout the arboretum, particularly Osakazuki (A. palmatum) and Vitifolium (A. japonicum). In sheltered areas these can last well into June.
The flowering cherries also end their season with leaves turning to a blaze of orange, purple, bronze and red. The crimson red foliage of the vine Vitis coignetiae stands in sharp contrast to the yellow of the Lombardy Poplars in The Circus.