Retention of Leaves by Deciduous Trees

Abstract

THE retention of leaves by beechen hedges referred to by your correspondent in NATURE, April 10, is by no means confined to those on elevated ground. It may commonly be observed in hedges of this tree whatever their situation. In Northumberland the beech is not infrequently used as a hedge, and always retains its leaves throughout the winter. Young beech trees also frequently retain their leaves, and by no means always in exposed situations. Indeed, the examples I have myself seen have been much more frequently in sheltered spots, as in plantations of older trees.