Even after Storm Arwen, some leaves and keys continue to cling to the trees – like these silhouetted sycamore leaves in Charlton Down Village, 3 December 2021.
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Even after Storm Arwen, some leaves and keys continue to cling to the trees – like these silhouetted sycamore leaves in Charlton Down Village, 3 December 2021.
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It seems to me that sycamore leaves are unusually tenacious.
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I think you are right, Claudia, along with most oaks and some beech, although sometimes leaf retention seems to be an individual tree sort of thing.
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Just what we were saying today 5m north of you. Oak leaves still in place, and even on flimsy species. Xmas tree seem unseasonal…
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I’m late to weigh in, but want to tell you that I love the third photo! Looking at the first and second photos again, I see hints of what is to come in the third. In Ohio, USA, our beech and oak leaves hang on, too, but the sycamore leaves don’t as much. I don’t think they are the same species as yours. Ours has larger leaves, I think, and a different shape.
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Thank you, Linda.
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