Deciduous forests contain trees that shed their leaves.
Deciduous forests are found globally in all of the continents except Antarctica. Deciduous forests are most commonly found in eastern US, Europe, western Asia, parts of Australia, and Canada. The focus of this Web page is the deciduous forest in Europe, primarily the country of France. The Deciduous forest has a temperate climate and defined seasons. In this forest there is 75-125 centimeters of rainfall each year.