The fall equinox (also known as the autumnal equinox) took place Sept. 21. It is officially fall and it’s the time of year when we are awed by the color and beauty of trees in our neighborhood ...

Color Coding. Green: The green color of leaves throughout spring and summer comes from chlorophyll, a pigment vital to photosynthesis. ... A layer of cells at the base of the leaf stem, ...

Color pigments found in leaves differ among plant species and can vary from year to year. Colors are most vibrant when plants have had adequate moisture throughout the season, followed by sunny ...

Leaves have three main ingredients: sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water. ... the cells form at the base of the leaf and stop carrying fluid. And we will slowly start to see the leaves change color.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - With fall starting we are experiencing the leaves change colors. Have you asked yourself how they do that? There are ...

During the summer growing season, leaves are actively producing chlorophyll, which gives them their green color, Engelhardt said. When the seasons shift to fall and days get shorter, things begin ...

Peak colors are expected the last week in October to the first week of November.You can check out this interactive map of the changing leaves at SmokyMountains.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. — ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Fall is the BEST time of the year, and America knows it. According to a YouGovAmerica poll, most Americans say Fall is their favorite season. What’s there not to love about ...

We do too have fall color in California! “It’s dramatic in a different way,” said Lara Kaylor, a Mammoth Lakes travel journalist who edits the go-to website for Golden State leaf-peepers ...

Leaves contain three different types of pigment: Chlorophyll (greens), Xanthophylls (yellows) and Carotenoids (oranges). Most of the year, these colors are masked by great amounts of green coloring.

Certain carotenoids like beta-carotene are responsible for the orange color in autumn leaves, others can create scarlet reds. A type of flavonoid, anthocyanin, produces deep reds and purples.

Many of the colors we see in fall are always present, but normally they're hidden from view. The leaves of trees and other plants contain three main pigments: carotene, anthocyanin, and the ...