A riot of warm hues blankets the Asian Woodland at the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen where more than 50 species of Asian maples — many rarely seen in cultivation — have shifted as the fall progress, from bright greens to vivid reds, oranges, yellows and even varied hues of purple.
Most of the maples at the garden were collected from wild seed in China, Japan and Korea, making this a unique and fleeting spectacle of nature.
Executive Director Jeannie Perales believes a walk through these trees will “transports you across the Pacific… and fall is just a glorious time to see this rare landscape at its best.’”
Visitors are encouraged to follow the woodland trails now through the rest of the month to experience this color show at its peak.
The garden is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Tickets start at $15. Learn more at sonomabg.org
Guests are immersed in the golden hues of the Asian Woodland at the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2025. They are lead on a tour by volunteer guide Jill Gordon. (Daniel Perales)
A Great Egret gracefully perches above the lower pond Saturday, Oct. 8, 2025, at the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen. The bird appears to be taking in the view of the fountain and the garden’s changing autumn landscape. (Daniel Perales)
Volunteer guide Jill Gordon points out the delicate, lace-like leaves of a Japanese Maple, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2025, at the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen. The leaves on the trees at the garden have started to transform from bright green to burnt orange and vivid red. (Daniel Perales)
Volunteer guide Jill Gordon points out the delicate, lace-like leaves of a Japanese Maple, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2025, during a guided tour of the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen. (Daniel Perales)
Autumn’s transformation begins at the leaf tips of this Chinese Pistache Saturday, Oct. 8, 2025 in the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen, The beauty of the changing leaves is on full display as the brilliant colors gradually sweep toward the tree’s trunk in a flowing cascade. (Daniel Perales)
Visitors on a tour with volunteer guide Jill Gordon are immersed in the golden hues of the Asian Woodland at the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Daniel Perales)
Visitors on a tour of the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen stop to admire the golden hues of the Asian Woodland Saturday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Daniel Perales)
Volunteer tour guide Jill Gordon, left, points out the golden hues of the Sonoma Botanical Garden’s Asian Woodland in Glen Ellen on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Daniel Perales)
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Guests are immersed in the golden hues of the Asian Woodland at the Sonoma Botanical Garden in Glen Ellen, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2025. They are lead on a tour by volunteer guide Jill Gordon. (Daniel Perales)
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