Category: Chlorophyl stops being made as days get shorter

  • Independent Leaflets

    Independent Leaflets

    As days get shorter some leaves take that as a signal and stop making chlorophyl. That chlorophyll is what gives the leaves their green color, and what is left in those leaves will break down. The green fades and disappears. Yellow, orange, and red colors left in the leaves and now uncovered, become visible. This…