Of course, it can also be perfectly normal for some early coloring species. The trick is, figuring out which is which. Is early fall leaf color caused by leaf disease? Plants spend all spring and ...

Most of the year these colors are masked by great amounts of green coloring. But in the fall, because of changes in the length of daylight and changes in temperature, the leaves stop their food-making ...

Gardner said, by mid-to-late October, the fall leaf color should work its way down those mountain areas and into areas of lower elevation. ExploreFall, a website previously featured on WRAL ...

Warm days and cool nights tend to produce the best fall color. A 2021 study suggested that Northeastern U.S. maple leaves are changing later—though climate change can also bring dry weather ...