Assertion: conifer | /r/CapableOf | lose their needles
Facets:
value: each fall
type: TEMPORAL
value: each spring
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Most conifers are evergreen; however, species such as dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) and golden larch (Pseudolarix amabilis) are deciduous, which means that they lose their needles each fall and sprout new ones each spring.
text: That said, the northernmost fringe of the taiga experiences winters so fierce that hardy deciduous species such as birches and larches -- among the few conifers that lose all their needles annually -- may outcompete most evergreens, because they can more effectively shut down during the rigors of the cold season.