What plants shed their leaves in autumn?

Deciduous plants in autumn include Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Ginkgo biloba, Pinus yunnanensis, weeping willow, Pterocarya stenoptera, Zelkova schneideriana, Pu Shu, Mulberry, Ficus carica, Berberis amurensis, Magnolia grandiflora, Chimonanthus praecox, Mume, Liquidambar formosana, Eucommia ulmoides, Platanus acerifolia, Begonia sessilifolia, Begonia Xifu, Tang Di, Plum Blossom and Cherry Blossom. Hibiscus, Hibiscus hibiscus, Tamarix chinensis, Xiang Jie, Lagerstroemia indica, Pomegranate, Camptotheca acuminata, Red Ruimu, Cornus officinalis, Forsythia suspensa, Golden Bell Flower, Yingchun, Lilac, Paulownia, Brocade Flower, Elderberry and so on.

Generally, deciduous plants are mainly relative to evergreen plants. At some time of the year, the leaves will fall off completely, and the branches will become bare and have no leaves. The reason why plants shed leaves is mainly related to seasons and climate.

Due to the low environmental temperature in autumn and winter, the climate is dry and easy to lack water, the plant growth stops, all the leaves fall off, and the tender leaves grow again the next year. Generally speaking, all plants are deciduous or semi-deciduous, except evergreen plants growing in tropical and some temperate regions. Semi-defoliation means that plants are also affected by autumn and winter climate, resulting in slow growth and some leaves falling off.