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Alithographica — Science Fact Friday: Fall Colors
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Published: 2018-11-05 04:47:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 1016; Favourites: 61; Downloads: 17
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This week’s post is brought to you by the leaf party that finally descended upon my street. My ginkgo is particularly yellow and beautiful and I love him.
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Ah ha! Once again filling in the holes in my understanding! Thanks!
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There's a lot of trees around here that simply don't change to anything but brown in fall, no matter what. Live oaks, for example.
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Yup! Depends on the species and climate. When I lived in the desert I think there were a grand total of three tiny trees in my area that turned yellow, everything else just dries out and goes home.
(To this day I have never jumped in a leaf pile. I don't have a yard to rake leaves in. SOME DAY.)
I couldn't quite find the answer on what determines whether a species or individual tree just goes brown, though.
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It could just be the climate they naturally live in . . . dry hot summers and cold wet winters. I suppose the only way to test it would be to transplant one to a better climate, but then I don't even know if they'd survive
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