With sunny skies and a high of 73 degrees Fahrenheit, my mom and I made our way to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minnesota, this morning. I took these 13 photos from 10:47 to 11:43 a.m.
Ginkgo biloba, ‘Autumn Gold,’ maidenhair treePseudotsuga menziesii, Douglas firIn Loving Memory of Dan OhlandPinus resinosa, red pine (both trees)Populus tremuloides, labeled trembling aspen (right) and quaking aspen (left), though both trees are the same speciesPlacard on the quaking aspen in the previous photo reading, “In Memory of our Beloved Friend Gerry Marshall 2006”Austrian pine plantingMalus sargentii, ‘Select A,’ Firebird™, Sargent crabappleForsythia, ‘Northern Sun’Magnolia x loebneri, ‘Leonard Messel,’ Loebner magnoliaThe Peony Pavilion (Chinese: 牡丹亭)Tops of various trees, including hickoryMom with a pair of Nikon 8×42 binoculars, a Christmas gift from me last year
