How do leaves change colors?

What causes the leaves on trees to change colors in fall? And what exactly determines the color the leaves will turn (I.e. How come some leaves turn red?

  • Answer:

    Trees go into a type of hibernation, and produce less chlorophyll. The red hues, which come from pigments called anthocyanins

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