0 Question: Why do oak trees have leaves in winter? Keywords: plant, tree, winter Asked by nicenadia to Alessandro, Angela, Claudia, Marina, Phil on 11 Mar 2013.
Marina De Vos answered on 11 Mar 2013:
Leaves only fall from the trees when they are of no longer use to the tree. For each tree variety this is different. Oak leaves are one of the latests to fall making the closer to evergreens. More details can be found on: http://northernwoodlands.org/articles/article/why-do-some-leaves-persist-on-beech-and-oak-trees-well-into-winter
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