Figure 1. It may be winter, but these beech trees at Knox State Park in East Aurora, New York still have leaves on them. This is called marcescence.

Some trees hold their dead brown leaves through the winter and kick them off only as buds swell, leading to the new growth for the season. This condition is called marcescence, meaning ...

There's a poetic name for the phenomenon of winter leaf retention in trees, "marcescence." This word comes from the Latin verb "to shrivel." And shrivel these leaves do, but fall they don't.

Back then, researchers were speculating, as now, about why some trees hold onto their leaves all winter. I assumed that by now, someone would have figured this out. Nope, this didn't happen.

When leaves fall early, fall and winter will be mild. When leaves fall late, winter will be wild. If leaves are withering on their branches in October it's said that an extra cold winter is in store.

How do you know if a tree or shrub didn’t make it through the winter? It’s still May. No leaves yet on the linden or the locusts. But they’re always slow. The rest of my maple trees have ...

Broadleaf, deciduous trees, of course, lose their leaves in the winter to reduce water loss. Most needle-leaved trees like white pine or hemlock, known as conifers, retain needles year-round ...

“Rake leaves off the lawn,” Yiesla said, “but there’s no need to remove them under trees and shrubs or in perennial beds. They’ll make a great winter mulch.” ...

Nothing’s wrong — provided you know a little about how to read the tree leaves. Margaret Roach is the creator of the website and podcast A Way to Garden , and a book of the same name.

The glorious show of autumn color is transitioning to the familiar browns and barren trees that will continue through winter. Two Purdue experts recently offered advice on what to do with fallen ...

Question: My hackberry trees are dropping leaves for no apparent reason. The leaves look fine, no bugs or mold spots or discoloration of any kind. Do you have any idea what might be causing the leaf ...