Inside The New York Botanical Garden

Morning Eye Candy: A Red Snake Shows its Colors

Posted in Photography on October 2 2014, by Lansing Moore

This red snake-bark maple is certainly living up to its name! Kiku opens today, but not all of the attractions are in the Haupt Conservatory. NYBG has plenty of Japanese trees on grounds to complete your appreciation of Japanese gardening—and many of them are showing off some beautiful fall foliage.

red snake bark maple acer capillipes

Acer capillipes in the Ross Conifer Arboretum — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen