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Towards the end of autumn the days get colder and shorter. This triggers the reduction of the plant hormone auxin in most deciduous trees, which start to shed their leaves. In natural woodlands, this ...

Every year people ask me, "why haven't the leaves fallen yet?" If autumn starts on September 1, then by early November winter should be well on its way. And yet, an amateur photographer who has ...

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” –Albert Camus Autumn is a magical season, when a leafy landscape that has been green for months is suddenly splashed with yellow, orange, and ...

As the autumn leaves turn handsomely, I’ve been wondering, why do trees bother? It’s a question scientists have been asking for the past few years, and for the first time, they’ve carried out an ...

The calendar flipping over to October is a reminder the annual Autumn leaf color display is on its way. The perennial question is “how will the color be this year?” Predicting the quality of the fall ...

Every year at this time, thousands flock to national parks in Tasmania to see the stunning autumn display of Australia's only native winter deciduous tree — the fagus. But this year the state's parks ...

Every year people ask me, “why haven’t the leaves fallen yet?” If autumn starts on September 1 then by early November winter should be well on its way. And yet, an amateur photographer who has ...