Interesting for me: the riot of colour that erupts in forests every autumn looks different depending on which side of the ocean you're on.
While the autumn foliage in North America and East Asia takes on a fiery red hue, astonishingly, autumn leaves from native trees in Europe are mostly yellow or rusty in colour.
As leaves die, the chorophyll inside them - used by the plants to photosynthesise - diminishes. Yellow and orange pigments become visible. But some plants actually produce a new pigment called anthocyanin - a vivid red colour. Anthocyanins are present in about 10% of tree species in temperate regions, although in certain areas — most famously New England - up to 70% of tree species may produce the pigment.
Love the colors! I grew up in northern Indiana, where we had all four seasons. I miss them now in Southwest Florida, where we have two seasons: wet and hot, and dry and warm.
This is beautiful The autumn colors where I live (Southeast US) are more like yours. We get an occasional red tree, but it's often planted in someone's yard.
