The red ochre of autumn

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The red ochre of autumn.

Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) turns the walls red as the days shorten and we move into autumn.

Image of the red ochre of leaves in autumn

The days are getting shorter.

Image of the red leaves of Boston Ivy on the The Bear Pub in Woodstock Oxfordshire
Image of red ochre leaves in Woodstock Oxfordshire

Leaves lose the green pigment of chlorophyll.

Image of Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus Tricuspidata) turning red in the Cotswold town of Woodstock in Oxfordshire

Anthocyanin levels rise giving the red ochre of autumn leaves.

Image of Red leaves of a Japanese Acer tree in Autumn in Oxfordshire
Red leaves of a Japanese Acer tree in Autumn in Oxfordshire
Image of red tree of autumn by MrPKalu
Red leaves on an autumnal day captured by MrPKalu
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