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Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday, I asked what kind of tree this is.
The answer: Beech. Congrats to everyone who answered correctly!
More on why some trees keep their leaves longer here.
By the way, those tracks I posted a while back were from a Red Fox (I think)….
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Thanks for the great link to the article on leave retention. I always wondered why the leaves on the lower branches of an oak in my yard always hang on through the winter. Especially since it is mot an artificial tree.
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Foxes tracks are in a straight line.
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Joe K
Thanks for the great link to the article on leave retention. I always wondered why the leaves on the lower branches of an oak in my yard always hang on through the winter. Especially since it is mot an artificial tree.
Deedee Burnside
Foxes tracks are in a straight line.