Photo: Leaves' Fall Colors Have "Dirty" Secret, Study Finds



Maple leaves bear a hearty red hue in Vermont. A new study has found that autumn leaf color is related to the richness of the soil in which a tree grows.

Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita/NGS


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