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Why do evergreen trees stay green?

By kiley | December 18, 2017 | 2

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Celebrate Arbor Day with a tree cookie maze

By kiley | April 24, 2020
bur oak trees in an oak savanna

Trees of Dickinson County: Oak

By kiley | April 22, 2020
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Thumbprint tree

By kiley | April 21, 2020
basswood tree along a lane

Trees give us oxygen

By kiley | April 20, 2020
walnut

Fall leaf color guide

By kiley | October 30, 2019
false indigo

22 flowers, grasses, trees and shrubs for pollinators

By kiley | October 2, 2019
hawthorn leaf

Wonder why leaves change color in the fall?

By kiley | November 13, 2018
american basswood leaf

Identifying the leaves of trees native to northwest Iowa

By kiley | October 18, 2017
Posted in Kids, mobile and tagged christmas tree, conifer, conifer stay green through winter, conifer survive winter, evergreen, evergreen stay green through winter, evergreen survive winter, evergreen tree, why do conifers stay green?, why do evergreens stay green?, why don't evergreens lose needles?, why?

2 Comments

  1. Allene Anderson on December 21, 2018 at 9:59 pm

    Never too old to learn!!!



  2. Barbara L Baker-Falk on December 19, 2017 at 7:35 am

    Excellent presentation, skillfully done!



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