31.   Some deciduous trees, like maple, birch, elm and walnut, may ooze sap when pruned in the winter.

32.   South of Zagreb, Plitvicki Lakes National Park, with its pristine lakes and mountains forested with deciduous trees, is drawing visitors again.

33.   Subtropical plants may be able to remain indoors all year, but conifers and deciduous trees need that winter cold period that their larger relatives get in nature.

34.   That is, deciduous trees with leaves, not needles, since bald cypress, dawn redwood and larch are all deciduous conifers, which can be confusing.

35.   Then wildflowers and other herbs should have come in, followed by deciduous trees and finally conifers like the firs and hemlocks.

36.   These brighten the winter landscape and make ideal companions for evergreens or deciduous trees and shrubs with bright bark or berries.

37.   This gigantic natural lake of primeval beauty and utter solitude in far northeast Texas includes centuries-old cypress trees shadowing deciduous trees with changing leaves.

38.   They will probably be fine, although deciduous trees really need a dormant period of several months each year.

39.   Those of us with deciduous trees loathe this time of year.

40.   Use small deciduous trees and shrubs to block sunlight reflected from patios and pavement into windows.