Adding one or two trees with red leaves to your plot is a wonderful way to introduce beautiful structure, ornamental detail and vibrant color to your plot. Planting a tree in your garden is a ...

This is the time of year when Nicole Hughes gets constantly distracted by the fall foliage as she drives around North Carolina. "I'm always looking," says Hughes, a biologist at High Point University.

Autumn is a big time for trees. Many shed their leaves, and of course, before the leaves fall, they can turn brilliant colors. One of those colors has generated a lot of heated debate among scientists ...

Walking outdoors in the fall, the splendidly colorful leaves adorning the trees are a delight to the eye. In Europe these autumn leaves are mostly yellow, while the United States and East Asia boast ...

Sometimes Mother Nature puts on quite a show, and I think Autumn color is some of her best work. The science behind the color is a fascinating study. The display of color we enjoy each fall is ...

Strolling in my neighborhood the other day, I saw two trees with autumn foliage that I thought would have made the most compelling combination had they been planted side by side. One was a ginkgo tree ...

The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red. Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can't agree on an ...