Smith says that some species, most famously maples, produce anthocyanin during autumn as a kind of antioxidant for trees.
These Texas maples are far enough south that they peak much later than many other deciduous trees in the United States.
The leaves turns yellow, the maples redden, so beautiful and so graceful!
In Plumas County, the fall color is underfoot and overhead: from the low-growing Indian rhubarb to the mighty English maples, the array of colors in this region could make a box of crayons jealous.
The woods were a triumphal parade of brown, yellow, orange, tawny red, and chestnut, and the flaming glowing scarlet of the maples.
The redness of her crest makes maples loss color.
S. temperate rain forest, the Hoh River Valley is part of Washington State's Olympic National Park. Its trees include big leaf maples, western hemlock, and Sitka spruce.
