Have you ever noticed that when you cut down a tree — or a tree dies suddenly — the dead leaves stay on the tree for a long time? The leaves go from green to brown, but stay on the dead tree branches.

MINNEAPOLIS — The latest map shows fall colors are just starting to emerge across parts of northern and southern Minnesota. That means it's only a matter of time before the leaves drop. You may think ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The fall season is quickly wrapping up and, as the winter chill inches closer, the life cycle of fall colors will end, leaving trees with only their branches left to stand. Throughout ...