change color
idiom
of leaves
: to turn from green to orange, yellow, red, etc.
Now that it's September, the leaves are starting to change color.
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The Old Farmer's Almanac says leaves can change color from mid-September to early November.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
How leaves change color in the fall As the amount of daylight gets shorter in the fall, chlorophyll production in leaves slows down and eventually stops.
—Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Most of Indiana will see its leaves change color by the end of September, according to a Smoky Mountains foliage prediction map.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
The leaves in Colorado will begin to change color around the end of September in the lower-elevation areas like Denver and Boulder.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
How leaves change color in the fall As the amount of daylight gets shorter in the fall, chlorophyll production in leaves slows down and eventually stops.
—Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Most of Indiana will see its leaves change color by the end of September, according to a Smoky Mountains foliage prediction map.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
The leaves in Colorado will begin to change color around the end of September in the lower-elevation areas like Denver and Boulder.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Change color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20color. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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