what are the characteristics of deciduous trees?
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['Deciduous forests have a long, warm growing season as one of four distinct seasons.', 'There is abundant moisture.', 'The soil typically is rich. ... ', 'Tree leaves are arranged in strata: canopy, understory, shrub, and ground.']
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What is the difference between coniferous trees and deciduous trees? Coniferous trees can have "cones" thus the name. Coniferous trees have needles and so they do not lose their leaves during the fall. Deciduous trees have leaves that fall off in autumn.
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The deciduous forest regions are exposed to warm and cold air masses, which cause this area to have four seasons. The temperature varies widely from season to season with cold winters and hot, wet summers. ... Many different kinds of trees, shrubs, and herbs grow in deciduous forests.
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Australia has hardly any native deciduous trees. Why do we mostly have evergreens? ... There are only a few trees native to Australia that are deciduous — that is, they lose some or all of their leaves, for a part of the year — and that makes us pretty unique.
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a deciduous tree that grows remarkably fast, gmelina is a common sight as a shade tree along country roads in the Philippines. A lightweight hardwood, gmelina produces good quality pulp for the production of writing paper and carton board.
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['Their life cycles are dominated by the gametophyte stage.', 'Their sporophytes are unbranched.', 'They do not have a true vascular tissue containing lignin (although some have specialized tissues for the transport of water)']
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Temperate deciduous forests can be found in the eastern part of the United States and Canada, most of Europe and parts of China and Japan. The temperate deciduous forest is a biome that is always changing. It has four distinct seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall. Winters are cold and summers are warm.
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There are two types of rainforests -- tropical and temperate. Tropical and temperate rainforests share certain characteristics. For example, most trees flare at the base. Vegetation is dense, tall and very green.
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Temperate deciduous forests are organized into 5 zones based on the height of the trees. From tallest to shortest they are the tree stratum zone, the small tree and sapling zone, the shrub zone, the herb zone and the ground zone.
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Deciduous forest is found in three middle-latitude regions with a temperate climate characterized by a winter season and year-round precipitation: eastern North America, western Eurasia, and northeastern Asia. Deciduous forest also extends into more arid regions along stream banks and around bodies of water.
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Typical temperate deciduous forest soils are mull soils, which have a high level of organic matter especially close to the surface that is well mixed with mineral matter. Variations in soil materials and fertility have a strong influence on the types of trees that will dominate the forest.
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Acers are deciduous trees David and will shed their leaves during the winter months. With regard to new growth now appearing this has been caused to this year's unpredictable weather and the very mild autumn.
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Deciduous Roses Plants that are considered evergreen do not generally shed their leaves in winter. Deciduous plants are those that drop their leaves at the end of the growing season and retreat into dormancy until the following spring. Knock Out roses are deciduous, so you won't have leaves and roses all winter long.
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Temperate Deciduous Forest Definition A temperate deciduous forest is a biome that has many deciduous trees which drop their leaves in the fall. ... These biomes are exposed to warm and cold air masses, causing them to have four seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall.
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Abiotic Factors - Temperate DECIDUOUS forest. Basic Abiotic Factors include rocks, soil, water, sunlight, climate, rain, hills, temperature, air masses.
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One important characteristic of these tiny forests is their density. By using a wide variety of tree species with different growth patterns, heights, and canopies the forest utilizes 100 percent of the plot's vertical space.
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Oaks have spirally arranged leaves, with lobate margins in many species; some have serrated leaves or entire leaves with smooth margins. Many deciduous species are marcescent, not dropping dead leaves until spring.