seedfall
Trees releasing offspring
Seedfall is the dropping of seeds from trees or plants, especially in large quantities during autumn.
The term applies both to the event and the seeds themselves lying on the ground: Squirrels were busy gathering the seedfall beneath the oaks.
In forestry, a good seedfall year can determine successful natural regeneration.
Post-summer cooling period
- harvestGathering mature crops
- acornsSeeds of oaks
- chestnutsEdible tree seeds
- maple keysWinged tree seeds
pine cones · leaf litter · October · September · helicopters · samara · beechnut · hickory
Spreading in many directions
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- windborneCarried by air currents
- scatterDistribute in random directions
woodland · forest floor · canopy · deciduous · conifer · sapling · regeneration · undergrowth
Replanting depleted woodlands
- successionFollowing in order
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
food web · predation · rodent · nutrient cycle · understory · old growth · mortality · survival rate
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
maple keys · pine cones · leaf litter · October · September · helicopters · samara · beechnut · hickory · walnut
dispersal
Spreading in many directions
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- windborneCarried by air currents
scatter · woodland · forest floor · canopy · deciduous · conifer · sapling · regeneration · undergrowth · colonization
reforestation
Replanting depleted woodlands
- successionFollowing in order
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
habitat · food web · predation · rodent · nutrient cycle · understory · old growth · mortality · survival rate · competition
renewal
Making current again
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
providence · scattering · descent · drifting · whisper · carpet · bounty · fleeting · ephemeral · nature poetry