Yes, there is a Fall and a winter also, just not so much in the low desert. I remember distinctly having leaves fall off the pecan trees about Christmas time. In Arizona, the leaves turn when it gets cold, just like it does every place else, but in some years it never gets cold and I guess they have to get together and vote on when to turn some sort of color and fall off the trees. Usually, the trees are budding out or flowering before the last of the leaves have fallen.
Things change dramatically as you drive into higher elevations, on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon at over 9000 feet, the leave were not only turned by mid-October, but some trees were already bare. In less than a day, actually in a matter of a few hours, you can drive from late Fall back into summer heat of over 100 degrees. This dramatic contrast is what makes Arizona (and Utah and most of the other Western States) such an interesting place to live and visit.
Ok, now I have an admission to make. The above photo was not taken in Arizona. It is really in Utah. I have seen colors like that in Arizona, but mostly the leaves on the Rim or further north are yellow Aspen trees.
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