How do Trees Survive the Winter Cold?
Picture yourself sitting inside while a winter storm is beginning to brew. You see your favorite birch tree swaying back and forth, taking the brute of the storm with ease. Your immediate thought is, how can my birch adapt to the winter cold and force of each storm that passes? When asking this question, you are not alone. Most people known trees become bare during the winter months, but most do not know how trees keep themselves alive during these months. The layers of a tree that live below the ground, and sometimes even two feet of the trunk is covered and protected with a healthy layer of snow. The exposed part of a tree during winter experiences the brute of every storm. Preparation for How Trees Survive Winter Trees prepare for winter during late summer, early fall. As the length of the days shorten, and the cold temperatures begin once the sun falls, trees leaves, stems, and roots experience several physiological changes. Trees losing their leaves is the first part of do...