beech leaves
Tree's green covering
Beech leaves are the foliage of beech trees—broad, oval leaves with pointed tips and wavy edges.
They appear bright green in spring, darken through summer, and turn copper or golden brown in autumn.
Beech leaves often persist on branches through winter, a trait called marcescence: The dried beech leaves rattled in the February wind.
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- fall colorsSeasonal tree pigmentation
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- autumnPost-summer cooling period
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
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