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Why don't trees die in the winter?

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Because low temperatures slow the metabolic rate of the cells, lowering the the requirement for water and nutrients

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Trees don't die, they only lose their leaves because there is not enough water and nutrients for the trees to support the trees.

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Where do hardwood trees grow?

They can grow anywhere other trees grow. Hardwoods are known as Conifers & they lose their leaves in the winter. Non hardwood trees, are call dicidous trees and dont lose their green in winter. Bamboo is a Grass not a wood at all & some hardwood trees are sofether than some Dicidous trees so its an imprecise designation.


When do trees die?

Trees die when they get to much water, get struck by lightning, are cut down, dont get enough sun light, and are strangled by the strangler fig tree. Note trees can die many different ways then this but these are all I can think of.


What trees don't lose there leaves in winter?

Coniferous (conifer) trees such as pines, spruces, cedars and fir trees do not loose their leaves (needles or scale like leaves). Think Christmas trees. Some conifers such as the Larch do lose their needles in winter. Trees that do not lose their leaves in winter are called evergreens.


What are some tree that dont lose their leaves in winter?

Evergreens do not lose their leaves in the winter. Deciduous trees are the name given to those trees that lose their leaves in the winter. There is also a such thing as evergreen deciduous trees which have characteristics of evergreens besides the fact that they DO lose their leaves in the winter.


Types of trees lose their leaves in winter in order to avoid freezing What is this an example of?

Types of trees that lose their leaves in winter in order to avoid freezing is an example of an environment. Trees that grow in colder environments lose their leaves in winter.

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Where do hardwood trees grow?

They can grow anywhere other trees grow. Hardwoods are known as Conifers & they lose their leaves in the winter. Non hardwood trees, are call dicidous trees and dont lose their green in winter. Bamboo is a Grass not a wood at all & some hardwood trees are sofether than some Dicidous trees so its an imprecise designation.


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some die and some dont it depends


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banana trees cant coup with the cold and die


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if it is winter dont keep your hamster near a window or any cold places. try and make your hamster as warm as possible.if its cold it will probably get ill and probably will die. We dont want that to happen do we!


Do you still need trees?

Yes, because trees produce oxygen for us to breathe, and if we dont breathe, we all will die