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As the tree is closing down to nearly a dormant state in readiness for winter, it no longer requires leaves to provide 'food' for the tree to grow, so the tree slowly cuts off the supply to the leaves that then die, and fall to the ground and just like everything else they change colour.

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Q: Why do leafs change color in the fall?
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