You can think of leaves as essentially small solar panels. Inside each leaf are millions of packages which are either red, yellow or green. The yellow packages contain xanthophyll while the orange packages contain carotene. The green hold Chlorophyll.
During warm months, the leaves use sunglight, water and carbon dioxide to produce glucose, which is basically tree food.
During the summer the green cells obscure the yellow and orange.
The tree brings water up from the ground through in a system which somewhat resembles veins in humans. When it gets cold, a thin layer of cells shuts off the flow of water and the chlorophyll cells start to die off, thus revealing the others that were there all along.
This doesn’t account for red or purple leaves though so what gives?
When the tree shuts down the water flow, it also shuts down the flow of sap, which in turn can trap sucrose in the leaves, which can then turn purple or red.
At some point, the lack of food will mean that the wind will come along and the leaves will be blown off the tree and to the ground – and possibly your gutters. But there is a solution to enjoying the leaves and keeping them out of your gutters – Gutterglove.
Gutterglove’s proprietary technology eliminates any material from falling into your gutter and allows the water to flow freely to the downspout and then back into the yard.
Unlike gutter products which use reverse curves and foam insert gutter guards, Guttergloveproducts use a proprietary technology which keeps everything except water out of your gutters, thus preserving your biggest investment – your home.
We encourage you to research gutter products carefully because we firmly believe that you’ll come to the same conclusion that we did: Gutterglove is the best product you can buy for your gutter.
But don’t take our word for it – ask Angie’s List too.
If you are ready for gutter protection please contact us today
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