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Vegetative

 35-Deciduous tree

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A deciduous tree or shrub is a tree in which leaves fall at the end of each growing season; there are no leaves during unfavorable conditions. New leaves are produced in spring.

On the left: a beautiful specimen of Maclura pomifera during summer (note the fruits).

On the right: an alley of trees of the same species at the end of winter. There are still no leaves.

Photos by K. R. Robertson, the one on the left in Lawrence, Kansas, the one on the right at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
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