rather than green. Here’s why. It all has to do with preserving light and energy. While leaves are growing, there are three types of pigments produced in the leaves that influence autumn colors ...

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 ...

It only makes sense to choose plants known to have great fall leaf colors…ones that harbor vivid pigmentation under their green hues until cooler temperatures unleash their fall potential.

"So anywhere from around or just above Boone and lower elevations are still probably pretty green, and those leaves would still be intact." Leaves change color every year during the fall season.