Neon Leaves

One of the first trees to change its leaves from bright, lively green, to deep oranges & reds, during the fall the sumac bush is one of the most eye-catching plants around. It has red, fuzzy berries, & though it is technically a tree, it grows low to the ground & appears more like a bush. It must be more sensitive to light & air changes in the autumn than most trees; not only is the difference between the bright neon colors on the top leaves & the lighter colors on the bottom leaves obvious, but in some places, where the leaves overlap, the parts of one leaf which are sheltered by another one haven’t yet turned green.