Excellent article on NPR “Why Leaves Really Fall Off Tree“s by Robert Krulwich “You think you know why leaves fall off trees. Well, you’re wrong. It’s not the wind. It’s not the cold. It’s because trees use “scissors” to cut their leaves off.””
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Why Leaves Really Fall Off Trees
Posted in Plants, trees, tagged biology, botany, plant physiology, plant science, Plants, science, trees on October 31, 2009 | 5 Comments »