Silver maple autumn leaf Frame:Oak grass-like foliage

grass-like foliage

Observe the tiny capillaries which are part of a complex vascular system that starts in the roots of the tree

Certain Siberian Huskies have a recessive gene that makes their coat completely white

They close at night like inside-out umbrellas and then open wide again in sunlight

Silver maple autumn leaf Frame:Oak grass-like foliageA close up study of a Silver maple leaf. Part of a series of autumnal leaves photographed in a graphic close cropped style. Leaves scatter themselves beneath our feet every year as part of nature's cycle of renewal and hibernation. In the autumn trees shed their canopy of leaves, also known as abscission, in order to help them to preserve moisture as they enter a dormant state through the winter. As the tree becomes dormant, a compound called abscisic