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We can classify trees in

  • deciduous trees
  • and evergreen trees.

The leaves of the deciduous trees change colour in the fall.
Deciduous trees lose their leaves in autumn.
New leaves grow in spring.

Deciduous seeds grow inside a fruit.

A deciduous animation
Source | William Yang

Evergreen trees stay green all year.
Evergreen trees keep their leaves in autumn.

Evergreen trees have leaves like needles.
Evergreen seeds grow inside cones.
The cones protect the seeds.

Guess that tree! Ways to tell them apart.
A lot of evergreen trees look pretty similar.
Source | SciShow Kids

An evergreen forest panoramic
Forest of Gougane Barra in County Cork, Ireland
Shot by Eoghan Kavanagh