Episode Details

Sugar Maples and the Changing Colors of AutumnSettle in for a quiet exploration of Sugar Maples and the Changing Colors of Autumn. This episode follows Sugar Maples and the Changing Colors of Autumn; The Ground That Supports a Maple; Inside a Working Green Leaf; Water Routes, Sugar Routes, and Stored Reserves; Recovering Materials Before a Leaf Is Shed; The Yellow and Orange Beneath the Green; How a Sugar Maple Makes Red; Why Autumn Color Varies Across a Hillside; Keeping a Careful Record of Autumn; The Small Separation at the Leaf Stalk; Paired Wings and the Autumn Seed Crop; What Happens to the Fallen Leaves; Animals Using a Maple Through the Seasons; Young Maples Beneath the Canopy; Closed Buds and the Approach of Winter.Nature Documentary For Sleep offers warm narration and gentle atmosphere for bedtime listening. Listen closely or let the details drift past. You are welcome to leave a bedtime hello or suggest a subject for another night.