Why Leaves Go Red And Fall Off Trees
Q: Why leaves go red and fall off trees
A: Leaves are the lungs and food factories of a plant, needing carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to make oxygen and glucose. As days become shorter and colder, indicating less sunlight and water in the coming months, trees begin to break down the chlorophyll in their leaves and distribute the nutrients from the leaves to the trunk and roots, where they can be used to help the tree last through the winter. The loss of chlorophyll unmasks the yellow more here http://logicalscience.com/2018/02/why-leaves-go-red-and-fall-off-trees/
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