Colorful fall foliage peaking in Middle Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Leaf peeping weather will be perfect through Friday. After a very slow buildup, the fall colors are now peaking across most of Middle Tennessee. The show won’t last long, so be sure to look and appreciate as you’re outdoors the next several days. It’s like clockwork. Every October the process begins as warm reds, oranges, and yellows begin to appear in the trees. The lower sun angle and shorter days of fall help reduce the ability of tree leaves to produce chlorophyll. As leaves turn color, how vibrant they are is affected by how cool it gets at night, how much rain we have, and how sunny our weather is. This year, it’s been very dry leading up to and into the start of fall. That has caused many smaller trees to struggle. For some of those trees, leaves have turned a dull yellow, then brown, before (in some cases) falling off prematurely. Larger, deeper-rooted…