deciduous trees and shrubs

Cultural  

1. Trees and shrubs that, unlike evergreens, lose their leaves and become dormant during the winter.

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Example Sentences

Small, deciduous trees and shrubs, such as the contorted hazelnut or a lacy Japanese maple, live happily in containers for years and look lovely in springtime surrounded by crocus and then tulips.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2023

“For instance, deciduous trees and shrubs are generally less flammable than conifers, as they have a higher moisture content,” Clayton says.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Existing evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs are garden assets that might be worked into the finished design.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2023

Nowhere is this engineering prowess more astounding than in the deciduous trees and shrubs that hold onto their dead leaves all winter, only to release them in spring.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022

The major water courses and their tributaries are essentially treeless, although occasional stands of cottonwoods and other deciduous trees and shrubs occur in some places—for example along the Little Missouri near Camp Crook.

From Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota by Andersen, Kenneth W.