As the days get shorter, leaves start to not be able to make as much chlorophyll which gives the leaves the green color. That's why all we see in the summer on leaves is green, because chlorophyll overpowers the other colors. High heat also can take away a leaves color and can cause them to drop earlier. The tree has to seal the spots where the leaves have grown, or else it will die. An extreme drought in the summer can delay somewhat the changing of the colors in fall. During the growing season, chlorophyll is constantly being broken down produced and broken down, and then the leaves appear green. How the leaves during the winter time/fall change, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. Then the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. Then in the fall, sunlight, and cooler nights in in Autumn cause leaves to turn glucose into a red color. The brown color of leaves is made from waste left in the
As the days get shorter, leaves start to not be able to make as much chlorophyll which gives the leaves the green color. That's why all we see in the summer on leaves is green, because chlorophyll overpowers the other colors. High heat also can take away a leaves color and can cause them to drop earlier. The tree has to seal the spots where the leaves have grown, or else it will die. An extreme drought in the summer can delay somewhat the changing of the colors in fall. During the growing season, chlorophyll is constantly being broken down produced and broken down, and then the leaves appear green. How the leaves during the winter time/fall change, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. Then the green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. Then in the fall, sunlight, and cooler nights in in Autumn cause leaves to turn glucose into a red color. The brown color of leaves is made from waste left in the