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Countryside

Forests - Autumn to Winter

A beautiful copper and gold leafed autumn spectacle turns then to the sparse dark branches outlined against a fiery wintry sky.

 Fact

Why do Leaves change Colour?

When the days grow short and night time temperatures fall, a tree realises that autumn and winter are coming. Most trees do not grow in autumn and winter, so there is no need for food and so it stops the process of absorbing nutrients.
The chlorophyll left in the leaf is not needed and starts to decompose. This means, other pigments start to show - and they are the golds and reds that we know as autumn colours