Winter solstice special: Leaves of American beech (Fagus grandifolia) quiver in the breeze along the South River in Conway, Massachusetts. Marcescence is when dead leaves cling to a tree after other leaves drop. Abscission is when the dead leaves of deciduous trees drop off in the fall. In marcescence, the abscission layer at the base of the leaf does not completely form until spring, which allows the tree to hold on to its leaves much longer. Marcescence almost always occurs on sexually immatur

Have you heard of the fagus tree? 🍂 The fagus (Nothofagus gunnii) is a compact alpine deciduous beech tree, believed to have been in Tasmania for 40 million years. Join Prof. Greg Jordan as he shares his insight via our latest episode: http://bit.ly/GardeningAustraliaiview #ABCMyGarden #MyGardenPath #Fagus | Gardening Australia

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