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The tree with an identity crisis

Tamaracks are great trees in my opinion because they are a deciduous coniferous tree. They seemed appropriate to write about after last week’s post about why leaves change colour in the fall. Tamaracks do not have leaves — they have needles, and reproduce with cones, like coniferous trees — but they do change colour and … Continue reading

Why leaves change colour

  While the cooler temperatures of fall are not always welcome, the fall colours do provide a beautiful backdrop for fall walks and other activities. To understand why leaves change color we have to talk about why leaves are green in the first place and why deciduous trees, those that lose their leaves over the … Continue reading

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