Opinion ‘America’s tree’ is missing. Will we do what it takes to bring it back? Genetic modification is the only credible path to restoring the blight-wracked American chestnut.

Every autumn, its 500 acres of woodland deliver an extraordinary spectacle of vibrant red and yellow as leaves of oak, chestnut, maple and hickory trees begin to change.

Expert explains real reason leaves change colour and fall off trees in autumn As the weeks progress, those leaves fall and provide a rusty mottled carpet to the ground underneath.

Landscape and botanical sketch showing a view of two birch trees in the woods of Vermont during Autumn. Visible just beyond a bush's red and yellow leaves at lower right, the trunks of these twin ...

3. Black gum tree. The black gum tree, also known as the black tupelo tree, changes to a variety of colors during the fall season, including purple, yellow, and orange before turning entirely to red.