Autumn Leaves and Naked Buds
Gravity, humanity, and serenity in fall foliage (and news for subscribers)
IN the pantheon of autumn leaves, Hobblebush lacks the exalted status of maples, sumacs, sweetgums, and other blazing foliage. Which is really too bad because here is a plant that in many ways symbolizes the state of humanity: multicolored, magnificent, deceitful, sensuous, in decay, and yet full of potential.
