Why do autumn trees of the same species change colour at different times?

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I don’t mean differing tree types, but trees in the same woodland, of the same species, can be in completely different stages of shedding- how come? Why do they not all loose their leaves around the same time?

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Soil can be very different even a few meters apart – where one tree may still be basking in saturated soil a nearby tree may be starting to experience dryness. And their root systems can be vastly different, exacerbating those differences.

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