Why do trees shed their leaves in January?

Deciduous trees, which are most common in temperate regions, shed leaves at least in part to avoid the weight of accumulated snow during the winter. Here in the northeastern United States, for example, a snowstorm before most trees have dropped leaves causes extensive tree damage. read more

well, in some countries such as Nigeria,during the dry season which January is a month of, some trees normally shed of there leaves because of lack of rain fall during those dry season. Tress shed of a few leaves so that the little water absorbed from the soil could sustain it. read more

Trees that lose all of their leaves for part of the year are known as deciduous trees. Those that don’t are called evergreen trees. Common deciduous trees in the Northern Hemisphere include several species of ash, aspen, beech, birch, cherry, elm, hickory, hornbeam, maple, oak, poplar and willow. read more

Trees actually "eject" their leaves in the fall, in the sense that they sever a connection at the base of each leaf -- a tree that dies of natural causes does not drop its leaves. Cold weather is not the only reason why trees lose leaves. read more