broadleaves

Updated: May 27, 2025

Pines, or Evergreens, have leaves like needles, and are green all the year round; they bear cones and have soft wood. The Hardwoods, or Broadleaves, sometimes called Shedders, have broad leaves that are shed in the fall; they bear nuts or berries and have hard wood. Remember this, every tree that grows has flowers and seeds; and the tree can always be told by its seeds, that is, its fruit.

Ernest Thompson Seton - Woodland Tales