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Why Leaves Change Color
This factsheet includes information on the chemical process, the leaf process, and fall colors for the fortune few of leaf color change.
It doesn't take much imagination to picture Nature going about on autumn days and painting the leaves of trees and other plants red, purple, orange and yellow. Every fall we delight in the beauty of the trees, knowing that it is only a passing pleasure. Before long, the leaves will fall from the trees and become part of the rich carpet that covers the forest floor. Many people suppose that frost causes the color change, but it does not. Some of the leaves begin to change color before we have had any frost.
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University of Maine Extension
University of Maine Extension
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University of Maine Extension
Orono, ME
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7078
7078
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Information/Research Summary
Information/Research Summary
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Pamphlet/Flyer/Factsheet
Pamphlet/Flyer/Factsheet
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University/College
University/College
Sub-Topics
Education, Biology (tree)
Education, Biology (tree)
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National
National
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MWCU&CF
MWCU&CF
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