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Why do the leafs on trees turn red orange and yellow during the fall?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 10/9/2023

Trees do that because they lose the chloroplast in their cells, which is what gives them the green color. That makes them reveal their true identity, yellow, red, or orange.

Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

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