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    Turning Leaves: Indiana Autumn
    Turning Leaves: Indiana Autumn
    Turning Leaves: Indiana Autumn
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    Turning Leaves: Indiana Autumn

    By Alan McPherson

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    Turning Leaves is a celebration of the colors of autumn in Indiana. The content encourages the reader to open their senses to this fleeting, color-filled transition between summer and winter, when autumn brings picturesque beauty and a magnificence of its own.
    This regional book includes the science of fall foliage color, a listing of the most colorful trees, shrubs and vines, their distribution and habitat within the Hoosier state, mapped driving and walking tours, photo tips, numerous autumn-related stories , inspirational quotes and color photographs that will help you discover the splendor of fall foliage in Indiana.
    Everything to do with Indianas autumn, Turning Leaves is for those who love the annual festival of kaleidoscopic floral beauty, the high point of the year!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMay 24, 2012
    ISBN9781477233504
    Turning Leaves: Indiana Autumn
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    Alan McPherson

    Alan McPherson is professor of history at Temple University and the author of The Invaded: How Latin Americans and their Allies Fought and Ended U.S. Occupations.

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      Turning Leaves - Alan McPherson

      © 2012 Alan McPherson. All Rights Reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,

      or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 03/24/2012

      ISBN:   978-1-4685-6705-2 (sc)

      ISBN:   978-1-4772-3350-4 (ebook)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012905359

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed

      since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not

      necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      INTRODUCTION INDIANA FALL FOLIAGE

      Foreword

      CHECKLIST OF COLORFUL WOODY PLANTS

      DRIVING & WALKING TOURS

      Photography Tips for Capturing Fall Foliage

      INDIANA AUTUMN DAY

      Potawatomi Autumn Legend

      Indian Summer

      The Legend of Jack Frost

      Capturing & Keeping Autumn Leaf Color

      Fall’s Conclusion

      Recycling Leaves at Home

      Autumn is for Planting Trees

      Autumn Color Information Resources

      Glossary

      Helpful Books

      INTRODUCTION INDIANA FALL FOLIAGE

      "Old October’s purt’ nigh gone,

      And the frosts is comin’ on

      Leaves is changing’ overhead

      Back from green to gray and red,

      Brown and yeller, with their stems

      Loosenin’ on the oaks and e’ms;

      And the balance of the trees

      Gittin’ balder every breeze—."

      James Whitcomb Riley

      Most Hoosiers and visitors would agree, autumn is the most colorful, weather-perfect, outdoor season in Indiana. The beautiful and bright, warm golden days and crisp cool nights are ideal for producing brilliant fall colors. Normally, fall leaf color season may start mid-September and run through mid-November, peaking the second week of October in northern Indiana, a week or two later in southern Indiana and possibly three weeks later along the Ohio River valley. Indiana, especially the southern half, possesses large tracts of natural deciduous hardwood forest communities of oak-hickory, beech-maple and pin oak-sweet gum.

      With the beginning of spring, the buds of deciduous trees, shrubs and vines swell and burst forth green leaves. The fresh bright green of the foliage is due to the chlorophyll pigments found in the cells that produce food for the tree. During the warm growing season, the green chlorophyll pigments are dominate thus masking out the other color pigments present in the leaf. By mid-summer as the days shorten, the new green begins to dim. As summer wanes, the upward tide of sap begins to decline and so does the food starch production in the fading green leaves.

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      As autumn approaches and days grow even shorter and cooler, stem growth in deciduous plants slows and eventually stops. When the balance of daylight and cool temperatures is reached, woody plants respond by creating a barrier of corky cells where the leaf stem joins the twig. Colorful pigments reveal themselves through the delicate thin plant walls, producing the brilliant fall colors we all enjoy. These colorful pigments include carotenoids (yellow, orange—brown), anthocyanins (reds and purples) and tannin (brown). Iron and other minerals the sap brought up from the soil via the roots contribute to the color of the leaves. When the leaves are sealed off from the plant’s circulatory system, they die and are scattered like confetti in the autumn winds. Special corky cells seal the wound left when the leaf drops, protecting it against loss of moisture and the entry of damaging fungi. The remaining buds reveal the promise the cycle of life will continue next spring.

      The degree of color may vary from tree to tree depending on many factors including characteristics of the plant, shading, rainfall, soil conditions and temperature. Long dry autumns produce the finest succession of colors while long cold rains may wash them out. Sometimes heavy winds, too little or too much rain and frost may cause early leaf drop. The colors on the same tree may vary from autumn to autumn and on either side of the tree. Direct exposure to the sun may turn leaves red, while those on the shady side may be yellow. Many believe the early frosts are responsible for color changes, but that is not

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