Winter Color
It's winter where I live, and most trees have lost their leaves. But what you see here illustrates a characteristic of some broadleaf trees known as marescence.
Marescent trees change color in autumn. But unlike deciduous trees that drop their leaves in the fall, marescent trees retain their leaves throughout winter and early spring until new leaf growth begins. It can be pretty when the sun shines, especially while the rest of the forest is leafless and brown.
My knowledge of trees is pretty limited, but I think this tree is a Northern Red Oak. Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
HTT
Winter Color
It's winter where I live, and most trees have lost their leaves. But what you see here illustrates a characteristic of some broadleaf trees known as marescence.
Marescent trees change color in autumn. But unlike deciduous trees that drop their leaves in the fall, marescent trees retain their leaves throughout winter and early spring until new leaf growth begins. It can be pretty when the sun shines, especially while the rest of the forest is leafless and brown.
My knowledge of trees is pretty limited, but I think this tree is a Northern Red Oak. Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
HTT