The deciduous component of the Bhurban forest — Himalayan Oak, Wild Cherry, Rhododendron deciduous species — has lost its leaves by early-to-mid November. The result is a different forest: the deodar cedar and blue pine evergreen dominant, the bare branches of the deciduous trees creating a transparent layer between the cedar trunks. The specific architectural quality of the bare-branch cedar estate — the trunks visible at greater distance, the sky visible through the canopy in ways that the summer leaf cover prevents.
November sunsets by 5:30pm. The cedar garden fire at 5pm — the fire now the warmth source from the first hour of the evening, not the optional luxury of the October fire. The cedar garden at 4°C with the fire at peak heat: the specific fire-and-cold-air contrast that November produces.