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About New England Fall
The following examples of one of the city's most stimulating displays of architecture to be found in the area surrounding Copley Square (on Dartmouth just south of Boylston) provide justification for Boston's reputation as "The Athens of America."
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One of the most revered rituals of New England life is "leaf-peeping" - driving to see the green leaves of summer turn to vivid shades of orange, yellow, and red each fall.
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If you're lucky enough to be in New England in October, you're sure to see peak foliage somewhere, because each tree changes its color according to an inner timetable that's affected by moisture, temperature, and the shorter days of fall.
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Botanists call the color change "leaf senescence" - the process by which the green pigment chlorophyll is drawn back into the tree to nourish it, permitting other brighter pigments in the leaves to shine through.
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Brightest of all are red swamp maples and sumac. Aspen and birch turn yellow, sugar maples a peachy orange.
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Fall colors - Chelmsford, Massachusetts - Oct. 23, 2002