In last month’s blog post, we explored evolutionary reasons why leaves turn red in the fall. But this phenomenon is not uniform across the globe. In North America (and East Asia), deciduous trees have a much higher proportion of species that turn red instead of yellow. In Europe, only 24 species have red autumn leaves, […] The post October Phenology Report: New England’s Red Foliage, Part 2 appeared first on Maine Audubon.
