Roger's Tree Pick for October: Golden Rain Tree

Well, the summer has come to a wrap and cooler days and cooler nights are on the horizon. Yet this transitional period of the year has many wonders to behold in the tree kingdom as well.

While the plants are beginning to start their own process of slowing down and preparing for the variables of winter, the garden is still in a vibrant season and beginning to change some of its color in the foliage, along with the bounty of a year’s growth of assorted fruits, veggies and the beginning of “Indian Summer” with color in the canopy of her foliage.

Early autumn in Southern California has many trees...