broadleaf tree
Flat-foliaged timber producer
A broadleaf tree has wide, flat leaves rather than needles or scales—oaks, maples, and elms rather than pines and spruces.
Most broadleaf trees are deciduous, shedding their leaves seasonally, though some (like live oaks and magnolias) are evergreen.
The term distinguishes them from conifers in forestry and ecology: The forest transitions from conifers to broadleaf trees at lower elevations.
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- oakQuercus genus member
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- elmGenus Ulmus tree
- canopyOverhead protective covering
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