Autumn Crossword

2. Popular fall activity of walking through orchards and selecting fruit
4. The scientific term for the study of trees, especially important when tracking autumn foliage
6. The natural process where deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn
9. The spicy beverage made from apples, often associated with fall festivities
10. Pumpkin- or squash-based dessert traditionally eaten in fall

1. A large migratory bird often central to a North American harvest holiday
3. Colorful pigment that becomes visible as chlorophyll breaks down
5. October festival featuring costumes, trick-or-treating, and jack-o’-lanterns
7. Decorative bundle of dried corn stalks
8. The phenomenon when the sun appears lower in the sky, leading to shorter days