Fall Foliage Reports

Are you looking for a fall foliage report? Whether you need to know the right weekend to drive along the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire, or are trying to decide whether a trip to Vermont or Maine would be more colorful, these fall foliage reports can help you plan your trip. This page will help you optimize your leaf peeping!.

Leaves contain three different substances that give them color.

1. Chlorophyll, is necessary for photosynthesis gives the leaves their characteristic green color during the photosynthesis. As days shorten, photosynthesis slows and stops, and the chlorophyll dies, revealing the other colors produced by the carotenoids and anthrocyanins in the leaves.
2. Carotenoids, which produce yellow, orange, and brown are dominated by the green chlorophyll during the summer.
3. Anthocyanins, which produce deep reds, develop during the late summer and early autumn in response to the sugar levels in the leaves.
4. Waste products left in leaves also contribute to browns.http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/leaves.html