Assertion: southern live oak's leaf | /r/CapableOf | emerge in the spring
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text: Live oaks drop their leaves immediately before new leaves emerge in the spring.
text: The distinctively patterned leaves appear in the spring.
text: Narrow to broadly elliptical leaves are shiny dark green on the top, dully grayish green underneath and often stay on the tree throughout the winter until new leaves emerge in spring.
text: Many people mistake live oak for evergreens, since they hold their dark, waxy leaves all winter and lose them only as new leaves emerge in the spring.
text: The leaves are simple, alternately arranged, and may persist on the tree through winter until they gradually fall as new leaves emerge in the spring.
text: Young trees under 6 m (20 ft) are often covered with leaves year-round, though the leaves die in the fall, remaining attached to the shoots until the new leaves appear in the spring.