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Dear Tom,When I was younger, my grandma used to tell me if you could see the backs of the leaves on a tree, it was going to storm. Your thoughts?Cheryl Molenda Dyer, IndianaDear Cheryl,Weather ...

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 ...

Evergreen trees and plants are those that, in general, keep their green leaves year-round. They eventually do drop their leaves, but it's usually in the spring. Deciduous plants are perennials ...

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.

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.