What are deciduous trees?
The Deciduous trees are plants that lose their leaves in a period of the year and in the case of the deciduous trees of the temperate forest the fall of the leaves occurs in the autumn (fall). The losing of leaves is a preparation to face the cold months of the winter: stem roots and branches are more resistant to low temperature and snow than the leaves; without leaves the metabolic rate of the plant is reduced; the decaying fallen leaves help to nourish the soil.