ENDURING PINE NEEDLES. “Unlike deciduous plants, overwintering ever-green plants do not shed their leaves annually but retain them for several years. For example, in Scots pine from boreal and sub-boreal regions…eight-year-old needles can be found.”
ENDURING PINE NEEDLES. “Unlike deciduous plants, overwintering ever-green plants do not shed their leaves annually but retain them for several years. For example, in Scots pine from boreal and sub-boreal regions…eight-year-old needles can be found.”