John Labunski Information Blog

By Jyoti Vangani

It is strange but true! Yes, the leaves and trees breath like humans. They have small holes called stomata. Trees breathe in and out through these holes. They breath a little differently at night than they do during day. We live by breathing the oxygen in the air. This oxygen was made inside the trees and breathed out by them. If all trees were to dry up and die ,there would be no more oxygen and all living things would die.

During winter in the northern countries there are fewer hours of light each day than in spring or summer. It is colder, too. This means that the roots and leaves of certain kinds of trees take a rest. The trees do this by dropping their leaves until spring comes again. Even though its leaves have fallen, a tree dos not rest completely. It is busy making buds that will form new leaves and flowers in spring but there are some trees that can stand the cold better than others. Pine trees are among those that do not mind the cold and do not lose their leaves even in winter. When spring comes and their new leaves come out, the older leaves just drop off which are called evergreen trees.

Trees like the cherry and ginko, which lose their leaves in winter, are known as deciduous trees, while those like the pine, which retain their leaves even in the winter are known as evergreen tress. Tree activity slows down as winter approaches for two reasons: there are fewer hours of daylight and temperatures are lower. Just as frogs and snakes hibernate during the cold season, plants also take measures to reduce the amount of energy they consume.

Trees are like human beings. We should understand their importance and that is why we should plant more trees in our area.