Happy Monday!
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in the fall. In some trees, like maples, glucose is trapped in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn cause the leaves turn this glucose into a red color. The brown color of trees like oaks is made from wastes left in the leaves.
It is the combination of all these things that make the beautiful fall foliage colors we enjoy each year.
Rain! Rain! Rain!
Yesterday the hubby & I drove towards East Tennessee to look at a tractor and I noticed the trees are starting to turn from green to a yellowish color......Yeah! Fall is just around the corner......love the cool crisp air every morning!
From www.sciencemadesimple.com
I don't know if they know this but this is not "science"....it's God's wonderful creative artwork!!!
As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how the trees "know" to begin getting ready for winter.
During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. The trees will rest, and live off the food they stored during the summer. They begin to shut down their food-making factories. The green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. As the bright green fades away, we begin to see yellow and orange colors. Small amounts of these colors have been in the leaves all along. We just can't see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll. I don't know if they know this but this is not "science"....it's God's wonderful creative artwork!!!
As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how the trees "know" to begin getting ready for winter.
The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in the fall. In some trees, like maples, glucose is trapped in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn cause the leaves turn this glucose into a red color. The brown color of trees like oaks is made from wastes left in the leaves. It is the combination of all these things that make the beautiful fall foliage colors we enjoy each year.
God Bless
&
Be Safe
~Linda~
enjoy those colors while they last!
ReplyDeleteWe also finally got the much needed rain. So very thankful! Maybe this is the way it works, but it's God's plan for sure.
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