Decomposition of mixed foliar litters from the four typical plantitions in upper reaches the of the Minjiang River was studied by using the litterbag method.
They are formed in the preceding year, a little while before the leaves begin to fall; and as they form, they loosen the old leaves, and soon push them off.
" Fall colors" refer to the leaves on the trees that in many parts of the country – in the U.S. – change colors in the fall as the leaves begin to die and fall to the ground during winter.