Gallery of Autumn Leaves
November portraits of
Cotoneaster horizontalis
shrub with herring-bone structure. In Autumn the leaves begin
turning bright-bright red, about the same time the green
berries are ripening to an equally bright red. About half the leaves
in this November (2002) photo have turned red.
& berries achieving nearly identical color.
In December, the majority of the leaves will fall,
leaving only the berries for color during early winter.
The fern that pokes up through the horizontal cotoneaster
is a 'Lepidota Cristata' Lacy Crested Broad Buckler.
the identically colored fruit & berries together.
Cotoneaster horizontalis Page.