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Jan 22, On a related note, in some years, rapid onset of early frosts or freezes may halt the abscission process and cause many other deciduous trees to.

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Nov 20, Deciduous trees shed their leaves at the why do some trees drop their leaves in winter of the growing season. This prevents water loss through the large surface area of the leaves. Deciduous trees catch little snow in the winter. Trees lose their leaves to protect themselves during the winter months, as the cold dry winds in these regions will readily strip moisture from the trees through the leaves, which have a large surface area.

By losing their leaves, trees can conserve their moisture in the trunk and branches, rather than drying out and dying. The simple answer is this: Leaves fall off trees so that the trees can survive the winter.

But the word “fall” is a bit misleading. It implies that the trees are passive this time of year, when, in fact, they are actively “pushing” the leaves off their branches. Nov 11, Normally, leaves fall off deciduous trees when cold weather sets in, leaving nothing but bare branches. When the days shorten and weather turns cold or a sudden freeze occurs, a tree signals to its leaves that dormancy is arriving and their annual cycle is stumpchopping.barted Reading Time: 6 mins.

Jan 21, The scientific reasons for this vary (as one scientist pointed out, you can’t ask a tree why), but the most common theories for why leaves stay on these particular types of trees through the winter are: so that the fallen leaves can provide nutrients to the soil in spring, to deter pests (deer don’t seem to like the taste of marcescent leaves), and/or; to get moisture from snow to the tree Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.