Why do the leaves change color?? Now I remember!!

Why do the leaves change color?

Trees are a natural food factory. The water from the ground is soaked up by the roots and then carbon dioxide is taken from the air. Plants and trees use sunlight and water to turn water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose. This is all part of the process of photosynthesis which means “putting together with light.” Add to this the chemical Chlorophyll and that is what makes a leaf or plant green.

As the days grow shorter the sunlight decreases and there is not enough water or light for the process of photosynthesis to occur. This means that the trees rest and live off the food they stored during the summer. The green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. As the green fades that is why you see the bright reds and yellows of fall.