Deciduous and coniferous trees vary in many more ways than only leaf types. Learn these differences and you'll know which ...

The boreal forest is dominated by coniferous trees that are very well adapted to these conditions. Conifers are evolutionarily older than broad-leaved deciduous trees. They evolved under much more ...

In similar fashion of these deciduous trees, the leaves are not just dropped. They go out with bright yellow-golds emanating from the numerous swamp and bogs that we have in the region.

Conifer “leaves” are called needles because they are spiky, unlike the large, flat leaves of deciduous trees. Conifers also produce cones that probably look familiar to you.

The dark foliage of conifer trees dominates much of our landscape. It gets to be a bit overwhelming at times, so I’m always glad when spring leaf-out brings fresh, bright greens of the deciduous ...

As an added bonus, unlike deciduous trees which lose their leaves in the winter, most coniferous trees keep their needles year-round, allowing them to trap PAHs in both the summer and winter.

In most cases, the deciduous trees that change color are broad leaf species like maple, sweet gum and oaks. Believe it or not, there are needle-leaved conifers that change color during fall and ...

Evergreen trees (conifers) such as pine, spruce, cedar and fir don’t lose their leaves (needles) in the same manner as do deciduous trees. The needles are covered with a heavy wax coating, and ...

Many fruit trees are deciduous trees. Most deciduous trees have broad, flat leaves. Deciduous trees only perform photosynthesis during the growing season when their leaves are present.