Cincinnati Parks: The Science Of Fall Color

Press release from Cincinnati Parks:

Sarah Moskovitz

2021-11-04

For almost all of the growing season, leaf color is dominated by chlorophyll. For good reason: chlorophyll is the pigment of photosynthesis. At the end of summer, other pigments accumulate in the leaves of deciduous plants. As the chlorophyll breaks down in the fall, the other leaves show and create the beautiful fall displays we all know and love.

This press release was produced by Cincinnati Parks. The views expressed here are the author’s own.