All trees will withstand winter, as they are many years old. Some trees shed their leaves in winter. They are deciduous. Trees that keep their leaves are called evergreen.
Gray tree frogs can live up to 7 years. And can withstand temp. of 40F during the winter months.
The kind of climate that is necessary to grow a lime tree is moderate to sunny climates though there are a few varieties such as the persian lime tree that can withstand a cooler climate.
Spruce
It had to be green in the depth of winter and keep it's needles on for a reasonable time.
''How can you withstand that kind of insult?!''
Purple Autumn Ash
To make sure you have the right clothing to withstand the winter.
Pete Adrian can't withstand that kind of insult.
Deciduous trees lose their leaves in autumn, facing winter with bare branches.
Squirrels can jump from tree to tree and collect acorns for the winter.
In the winter a tree enters a dormancy stage, hibernation, and won't grow at all throughout the winter, it is paralysed for the winter. :)
Withstand basically means to resist damage. A sentence would be "The tree-house dad built wasn't strong enough to withstand the hurricane."