The arrival of pumpkin spice lattes and cooler temperatures may mean fall is on its way, but nothing quite kicks off the season like when the leaves change into those vibrant hues of yellow ...

trees will pull the pigment out of their leaves as winter approaches. In many trees, such as ginkgoes and honey locusts, removing chlorophyll reveals yellow pigment compounds called carotenoids.

If chlorophyll wasn’t present in leaves at all, trees would show their autumn hues all year long, Garrison said. Carotenoids produce yellow, orange and brown hues and are the same pigment that ...

However, cutting it too short has the opposite effect. Fall is also when leaves on the trees begin to turn shades of orange, yellow and red. Eventually, that beautiful foliage will end up on the ...

But in trees with leaves that turn orange and yellow, those colors are actually hidden below that year round. So when autumn rolls around and the days get shorter and cooler, the leaves are set to ...

The timing of when leaves change from green to yellow, red and orange depends on temperature and light. The colder temperatures trigger the trees to shut down for the winter. Loic D'Orangeville ...

Photo: David Burton/The Image Bank via Getty Images. “Fallen leaves can be a good source of nutrients—but only if they’re healthy,” says Poizner. “If they are diseased or infested with ...

DIY corners of the internet are currently going crazy for the bleach leaf hoodie. If you’ve never seen one, this special hoodie project uses object-bleaching techniques to create a pattern of ...

Our field tests of corded and cordless leaf blowers and vacs are designed to sort the outstanding models from the poor machines that require too much effort to collect leaves. We assessed each model ...

Which is the best leaf blower? We’re well into fall and while it’s a beautiful season, the steady flow of falling leaves can make your yard an absolute eyesore. Additionally, if those leaves ...