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What do evergreen trees have that diciduous do not have?
Needles
What are the charicteristics of evergreen trees?
Needles
What is the name of trees that do not lose its needles?
evergreen?
Do you DECIDUOUS trees produce cones and have needles?
Needles (rather than leaves) and cones are characteristic of evergreen trees.
Should pine needles be removed from under evergreen trees?
No.
Why do trees have needle like leaves?
Deciduous trees are trees that lose their leaves. Trees that don't lose their leaves are "Evergreens". Evergreen trees have needles, instead of flat leaves, to survive winter hardship. Needles cut evaporation so trees can save water - dear in the winter. Not all trees that bear needles are evergreen, for example the larch drops it's needles in the Autumn.
Why do conifers have leaves like needle?
Deciduous trees are trees that lose their leaves. Trees that don't lose their leaves are "Evergreens". Evergreen trees have needles, instead of flat leaves, to survive winter hardship. Needles cut evaporation so trees can save water - dear in the winter. Not all trees that bear needles are evergreen, for example the larch drops it's needles in the Autumn.
Why are needleleaf trees also known as evergreen trees?
Their 'leaves' are green needles that are 'ever green'.
Why do coniferous forests not lose their needles?
Coniferous trees do not lose their needles because they are called "evergreen" trees which means the tree stays green for ever!
Why don't pine trees lose their needles in the fall and regrow them in the spring?
Pine trees are considered an evergreen. They shed needles like other trees lose their leaves, but never all of them and only after the second growing year. Hence the name evergreen.
Whats an evergreen tree?
Evergreen refers to trees that normally retain most of their foliage (needles) through the winter. Trees that do shed their leaves are known as deciduous.
What happens to evergreen trees in winter?
Unlike, other pine trees, their needles actually don't fall off! :)
