leafs out
Produces new leaves
When a tree or shrub leafs out, it produces new leaves, typically in spring as dormant buds open and foliage emerges.
The phrase captures that specific moment when bare branches begin showing green growth.
The maples usually leaf out by mid-April around here.
Gardeners and naturalists track when different species leaf out as a marker of seasonal progression.
- springtimeSeason following winter
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- phenologyStudy of seasonal cycles
- growing seasonTime crops can mature
- photosynthesisLight-to-sugar conversion in plants
foliage · tree canopy · deciduous trees · germination · budding · stomata · thawing · petiole · unfurling · new growth · spring green · chlorophyll · transpiration · flowering · blooming season · blade · branching · elongation