American beech (Fagus grandifolia), yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), and sweet or black birch (Betula lenta) are three very important hardwood trees in the Eastern US. Here we take a look at their bark! . #tree #trees #plant #plants #botany #garden #gardening #Forest #forestry #arborist #dendrology #horticulture | Levitreeschool

Winter solstice special: Leaves of American beech (Fagus grandifolia) quiver in the breeze along the South River in Conway, Massachusetts. Marcescence is when dead leaves cling to a tree after other leaves drop. Abscission is when the dead leaves of deciduous trees drop off in the fall. In marcescence, the abscission layer at the base of the leaf does not completely form until spring, which allows the tree to hold on to its leaves much longer. Marcescence almost always occurs on sexually immatur