Gogmagog Hills, Cambridgeshire, UK. 31st Oct, 2017. Autumn colours on the Gogmagog Hills south of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire,England, UK. 31 October 2017 Summer foliage changes to autumn colours for a few short days before falling to the ground marking the start of winter. Below from: College of environmental Science and Forestry. Every autumn we revel in the beauty of the fall colors. The mixture of red, purple, orange and yellow is the result of chemical processes that take place in the tree as the seasons change from summer to winter. Credit: BRIAN HARRIS/Alamy Live News
Autumn colours on the Gogmagog Hills south of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire,England, UK. 31 October 2017 Summer foliage changes to autumn colours for a few short days before falling to the ground marking the start of winter. Below from: College of environmental Science and Forestry. Every autumn we revel in the beauty of the fall colors. The mixture of red, purple, orange and yellow is the result of chemical processes that take place in the tree as the seasons change from summer to winter. image of leafDuring the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the foods necessary for the tree's growth are manufactured. This food-making process takes place in the leaf in numerous cells containing chlorophyll, which gives the leaf its green color. This extraordinary chemical absorbs from sunlight the energy that is used in transforming carbon dioxide and water to carbohydrates, such as sugars and starch. Along with the green pigment are yellow to orange pigments, carotenes and xanthophyll pigments which, for example, give the orange color to a carrot. Most of the year these colors are masked by great amounts of green coloring.
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Location: Gog Magog Hills, Stapleford, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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