Evergreen

Two Evergreen Trees in their natural environment in Joyden's Wood in Kent, England

An evergreen is a plant which keeps its leaves throughout the year. This is different from deciduous plants, which lose their leaves during the winter or wet seasons. There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs.

Evergreen Media

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  A silver fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves.

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  Spiraea (spiraea) at Bichlhäusl in Frankenfels, Austria

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  A southern live oak in South Carolina during winter