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Trees that lose all of their leaves for part of the year are known as deciduous trees. Also Know, what season do leaves change color? Leaves will then fall one week after that, so anywhere from late October to mid-November.

Leaf Fall Dates in the West: Leaves in the West will change in early or mid-October. Sep 05, Why Falling Leaves?

As they decompose, their nutrients trickle into the soil and feed future generations of plant and animal life.

As winter descends, trees in temperate and boreal zones face punishingly cold temperatures and frigid winds, conditions that would damage leaves, so trees have to reduce themselves to their toughest parts- stems, trunks, branches, bark.

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