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Leaves
Leaves
Especially
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kids
for
and
their
families
By BETTY DEBNAM
from The Mini Page by Betty Debnam
Leaves
white pine
white oak
Needleleaf, or coniferous
(kahn-IF-er-ous), trees have
green needles the year-round.
These trees are also called
evergreens.
.Broadleaf, or deciduous
.(duh-SID-u-us), trees shed
their leaves in the fall.
The
rts of a leaf
veins: tubes
that carry
food and
water and
give the leaf
support.
Some leaves
have stipules
or tiny flaps,
at the base of
the stem.