why leaves fall off of trees

Nov 08 2009

“You think you know why leaves fall off trees. Well, you’re wrong. It’s not the wind. It’s not the cold.

It’s because trees use “scissors” to cut their leaves off.”

from the story:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114288700&sc=17&f=1007

interesting read!

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