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They are dark green in color on the upper side and lighter on the bottom, the veins on the bottom are also pubescent. [8] [11] The leaves arise in pairs or singularly from small spur shoots. [11] In the fall the leaves turn a bright yellow color. [3] [12] The leaf has a very short petiole 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 ⁄ 2 in (1–1 cm) long.
A green leaf is green because of the presence of a pigment known as chlorophyll, which is inside an organelle called a chloroplast. When abundant in the leaf's cells, as during the growing season, the chlorophyll's green color dominates and masks out the colors of any other pigments that may be present in the leaf. Thus, the leaves of summer ...
The leaves are 8 to 13 centimetres (3–5 in) long and 5 to 8 centimetres (2–3 in) wide, and are thick, firm, dark green, shining above, and paler green below when full grown. In autumn they turn bright yellow. The leaf axils contain formidable spines which when mature are about 2.5 centimetres (1 in) long.
The heat of summer is behind us, and the cold of winter hasn't yet arrived. So enjoy the cool temps while taking in the fall colors.
Its leaves are glossy yellow-green, oblong or lance-shaped, and toothed on the edges, and its twigs are tough and yellowish brown. Fall foliage is golden yellow. The white and sometimes pink fragrant flowers grow in spike-like clusters at the ends of the branches, blooming from early summer through September.
Lindera benzoin (commonly called spicebush, [2] common spicebush, [3] northern spicebush, [4] wild allspice, [5] or Benjamin bush) [2] is a shrub in the laurel family. It is native to eastern North America , growing in the understory in moist, rich woods.
"The deep green foliage emerges reddish in spring, providing multi-season interest, before transforming to bronze and purple in fall." Zones: 3 to 8 Size: 36 inches tall x 30 inches wide
They are sticky with resin at first, but this dries as they age, leaving small, white scales. The foliage is a pale to medium green and turns yellow early in the autumn before the leaves fall. In midsummer, the female catkins mature and the male catkins expand and release pollen, and wind pollination takes place.