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Broadleaf trees tend to live in areas with nutritious soil and plenty of water and are mostly deciduous. These trees need plenty of nutrients to produce their leaves. Broadleaf trees produce a variety of leaves, from long to linear, and complex these leaves provide surfaces for the tree to catch the sunlight for the tree’s photosynthesis. Broadleaf trees produce flowers and seeds inside the fruit for pollination. When the weather turns cold, broadleaf trees will drop their leaves to the ground covering their roots with rich nutrients for the winter months.

Conifers grow all year round in all areas, including those areas with poor soil and less water and are mostly evergreen. These trees produce needle-like leaves. These needles are smaller, watertight, resistant to bad weather, more impervious to insects, and can photosynthesize all year long. Conifers have the ability to effectively use their limited nutrients. The small needles of the conifer do not catch as much sunlight as the broadleaf, but the tree effectively reduces the rate of photosynthesis in the winter months. Conifers produce cones for pollination. Conifers do not lose their needles in the winter months. Instead they slowly shed them and continuously replace them all year long.