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  • Deciduous Trees of North America: A Guide to Leaf-Dropping Species
    Here are some trees that lose their leaves in the fall, commonly known as deciduous trees:

    Common North American Deciduous Trees:

    * Maple: Sugar maple, red maple, silver maple

    * Oak: Red oak, white oak, pin oak

    * Birch: Paper birch, yellow birch, river birch

    * Ash: Green ash, white ash, black ash

    * Elm: American elm, slippery elm, elm

    * Willow: Weeping willow, crack willow, white willow

    * Poplar: Cottonwood, aspen, balsam poplar

    * Dogwood: Flowering dogwood, kousa dogwood

    * Hickory: Shagbark hickory, pignut hickory, shellbark hickory

    * Beech: American beech, European beech

    * Chestnut: American chestnut, Chinese chestnut

    * Walnut: Black walnut, English walnut

    * Sycamore: American sycamore, London plane tree

    Other Deciduous Trees Around the World:

    * Horse chestnut: (Aesculus hippocastanum)

    * Linden: (Tilia species)

    * Catalpa: (Catalpa species)

    * Ginkgo: (Ginkgo biloba) - unique, as it's a living fossil

    * Cherry: (Prunus species)

    * Crabapple: (Malus species)

    * Rowan: (Sorbus aucuparia)

    * Birch: (Betula species)

    * Willow: (Salix species)

    * Alder: (Alnus species)

    This is just a small selection, and there are many other deciduous trees that lose their leaves in the fall. The specific trees that grow in a particular area will depend on the local climate and soil conditions.

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