it leaves behind a leaf scar. Most of the broad-leaved trees in the North shed their leaves in the fall. However, the dead brown leaves of the oaks and a few other species may stay on the tree until ...

Twigs and buds: Glabrous; stout; reddish-brown; have prominent horse-shoe-shaped leaf scars; series of bundle-scars around margin of leaf scar Fruit: Green husk covered in spikes; nut and husk are ...