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The waxy coating on an evergreens leaves in an adaptation to help prevent water lose in the conifer tree. Evergreens also have chemicals that help prevent them from freezing.
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Why do rainforests have an evergreen appearance?
Because most of the plants and shrubs which dominate the rainforest are evergreen plants i.e. they do not shed their leaves at a specific time of the year (eg summer time)
How are evergreen trees adapted to cold climate?
The shape of the tree helps the tree to shed snow. The leaves are needle-shaped and waxy so that they do not lose water from winter drying. The leaves are evergreen so that they can carry on photosynthesis whenever possible during the year... Even when the trees are on fire
Temperate evergreen forest?
The temperate evergreen forests are located in the mid-latitudinal coastal region.They are commonly found along the eastern margin of the continents,e.g.,In south east USA,South China and South East Brazil.They comprise both hard and soft wood trees like oak,pine,eucalyptus,etc.
What are some facts evergreen forest?
Evergreen trees keep their leaves on all year around. Some trees that are commonly found in evergreen forests are poderosa pine, incense cedar, sugar pine, and douglas fir. Pine trees have needles and pine cones. Squirrels, foxes, wolves, coyotes, owls, and eagles live in the forest.
What does non coniferous mean?
Non-coniferous is another term for a deciduous tree. Deciduous trees and shrubs shed their leaves each year in the fall. Coniferous trees are evergreen.
Why do the plants appear evergreen?
Plants do not appear evergreen. They either are or are not evergreen. Evergreen plants do not drop all their leaves in the Autumn.
Why do not evergreen forest shed their leaves?
Evergreen trees looks all round the year because sheddind of leaves are not at once. It keeps on renewing leaves.
Is evergreen an adjective?
It can be (evergreen trees). It can also be a noun (an evergreen) for any plant that does not shed its leaves seasonally.
When does oak get rid of its leaves?
Oaks drop their leaves in the Autumn except the Evergreen Oak (Quercus ilex) the evergreen oak.
What tree does not lose it's leaves in autumn?
the evergreen tree does not loose its leaves during the fall, it has green leaves all year round.
How can evergreen trees survive cold temperatures?
Evergreens are specially adapted . A waxy coating of an evergreen's needles keep in moisture during the bitter cold.
Whose leaves grows in winter?
evergreen tree leaves
What are trees that do not lose their leaves?
EVERGREEN!
What deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall?
Deciduous trees often don't shed their leaves in autumn if they are grown in warm or temperate climates. Evergreen trees retain thier leaves throughout the year.
Why pinetree leaves are green all year long?
Because it is an evergreen. Because it is an evergreen.
What is the difference between deciduous trees and evergreen trees?
deciduous trees shed their leaves in autumn. evergreen trees never shed their leaves.
What is the type of tree that keeps its leaves in the winter?
Evergreen trees retain their leaves through the winter.
