Many of fall’s red pigments are anthocyanins, which give some plant parts reds, purples and even pinks.
A shrubby maple, mountain maple to some, sports some of the most beautiful pinks of any deciduous plant. Even in burning sunlight, these pinks show well, especially in Northern Wisconsin, where Acer spicatum is common.
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