They are called evergreens , most of them are conifers.
An evergreen tree, pine, christmas, you get the picture.
Because the tree is green all year round; it does not lose its leaves in the fall.
Softwood tree leaves are typically needle-like or scale-like in structure. They are usually narrow, with a pointed tip, and can be either clustered together in bundles (as in pine trees) or attached individually to the branch. Softwood trees, such as pines, firs, and spruces, tend to have leaves that are evergreen and stay on the tree year-round.
The Eastern Red Cedar is not a Cedar but a Juniper, Juniperus virginiana. It is coniferous and evergreen.
Tropical rainforests are called evergreen forests because they have a consistent, year-round warm climate that allows trees to retain their leaves or needles all year long. This leads to the canopy of the rainforest appearing green and lush throughout the year, giving it the name "evergreen."
Evergreen conifers hold needles all year round and gradually lose the old ones throughout the year. As the young needles grow constantly this needle drop is not noticible. Larch, Metasequoia and Ginko are deciduous.
Most deciduous trees do this. Some will hang on to their dead leaves through the winter and drop them in the spring. Deciduous trees are trees like oak and maple, leaf-bearing trees as opposed to evergreens.
Yes, "hardwoods" are woods that have and lose leafs. A "softwood" has green needles etc. year round. Hardwoods can be soft an soft woods can be hard in density.
Some common tree species found in temperate evergreen forests include Douglas fir, redwood, hemlock, and spruce. These trees are adapted to cooler climates and generally retain their needles year-round, hence the term "evergreen."
Such trees are commonly termed as evergreen. Holly and conifers are two examples.
the evergreen tree does not loose its leaves during the fall, it has green leaves all year round.
Evergreen trees retain their leaves through the winter.