It is a cold and wet April in Nowhere Wood, which is full of birdsong and flowers.
The trees are becoming green with new leaves. Leaves grow silently that we can miss their unfolding, noticing only when they are fully opened. If you look carefully, you can see new leaves opening today.
New leaves grow from buds. Buds are covers that protect the developing leaves from damage during the frosty winter days.
New leaves are a special shade of green called Kelly Green. Later in the year the leaves become a darker shade of green.
- Why do plants make new leaves during the summer, ready for the next spring?
- What happens to these new leaves in the autumn?
Read more about leaves in the A year in the life of a sugar factory.
