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Why do some deciduous trees hold onto their brown leaves all winter?
The condition is called marcescence. It literally means “withering but persistent". For plants that means that leaves turn brown in the fall but stay on the tree through the winter and release in the spring when bud swelling of the upcoming new growth pushes the old leaves off. For the rest of the story, Click Here.
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MYSTERY OF MARCESCENCE
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Red oak with marcescent foliage |
Red oak without marcescense |
Why do some deciduous trees hold onto their brown leaves all winter?
The condition is called marcescence. It literally means “withering but persistent". For plants that means that leaves turn brown in the fall but stay on the tree through the winter and release in the spring when bud swelling of the upcoming new growth pushes the old leaves off. For the rest of the story, Click Here.
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