In winter, many trees shed their summer cloak of green leaves.
Tree branches look stark and bare against the gray winter sky.
In order to understand why leaves die, one must study how they live. The leaf is an efficient factory designed by God to meet the nutritional needs of a growing plant, and in turn provide food for man and animals. Man is dependent upon plants for his food. God's design has equipped plants with a unique solar-powered factory that provides the healthy environment we enjoy. Plants are dependent on light in order to carry out the function known as photosynthesis .