Other trees with "maple-like" leaves—the sycamore, sweetgum, and yellow poplar—have leaves that are alternate in arrangement. Maples are among the most shade-tolerant deciduous trees and ...

This past month I began to observe that the leaves on some of my maple trees located in the forested part of the property began to yellow and drop. I also observed this phenomenon while traveling ...

Because the most common cause of this yellowing is iron deficiency, the disorder is called iron chlorosis (pronounced klor-OH ...

Maple leaves are an aesthetically pleasing symbol of fall, with vibrant hues ranging from yellow to orange to red. While we usually associate maple foods with flavorsome maple syrup, the sap that ...

Image Japanese maple leaves and other fallen foliage cover the ... Dr. Alvarez said, including yellow and orange carotenoids that were there all along, in a supporting role. Although hidden ...

During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where ... while others give the sugar maple its brilliant orange. The autumn foliage of some trees show only yellow colors. Others, ...

Carotene makes carrots orange, and xanthophyll makes egg yokes yellow. Since production of these pigments depends on light, the leaves of the sugar maple might turn yellow in the shade and red in the ...

Ginkgo, often called the "maidenhair tree," is a standout for its fan-shaped leaves that turn a brilliant, buttery yellow in the fall ... mix that can rival any maple. It’s like having multiple ...

a fungal disease that infected the leaves of your soft maple in early spring. Symptoms of maple tar spot begin with small greenish-yellow spots that begin to form on the upper leaf surface.